Where does “volteio” come from?
volteio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese voltear, from Portuguese -ear, from Old Portuguese -ear.
volteio (Portuguese): spin
Ancestry of “volteio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | voltear | to rotate, turn, veer; to flutter |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ear | — |