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Where does “револю́ция” come from?

револю́ция (Russian) comes from Polish rewolucja, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

револю́ция (Russian): revolution

Definitions

  1. revolution

Ancestry of “револю́ция”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrewolucjarevolution
2Frenchrévolutionrevolution
3Latinrevolūtiō—
4Latinrevolvō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “револю́ция”

  • ռեւոլյուցիա
  • Ринат
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