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Where does “învolbura” come from?

învolbura (Romanian) comes from Romanian volbură, from Latin volvula, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

învolbura (Romanian): to whirl

Definitions

  1. to whirl

Ancestry of “învolbura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvolburăwhirlwind, tornado; whirlpool, eddy; bindweed
2Latinvolvula—
3Latinvolvō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →