Where does “alborotador” come from?

alborotador (Spanish) comes from Spanish alborotar, from Latin voluto, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

alborotador (Spanish): troublemaking

Definitions

  1. troublemaking

Ancestry of “alborotador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalborotarto stir up, agitate; to disturb, tease; to excite
2LatinvolutoI roll, turn, twist, or tumble about; I wallow; I...
3LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European welw-