Where does “volta” come from?
volta (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese volta, from Old Portuguese voltar, from Vulgar Latin *volvitare, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
volta (Portuguese): return; a bend in a course, line, pipe, etc;...
Definitions
- return; a bend in a course, line, pipe, etc;...
Ancestry of “volta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | volta | turnaround; revolt |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | voltar | to turn around |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *volvitare | — |
| 4 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |