Where does “convulsie” come from?

convulsie (Romanian) comes from French convulsion, from Latin convulsiō, from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

convulsie (Romanian): convulsion

Definitions

  1. convulsion

Ancestry of “convulsie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconvulsionconvulsion
2Latinconvulsiōconvulsion
3Latinconvulsusshattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown
4Latinconvellerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinconvelloI shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow
6LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
7Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃-Every word from Proto-Italic welnōEvery word from Latin vello
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