Where does “volver” come from?

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

volver (Spanish): to return, to revert, to get back; to come back,...

Definitions

  1. to return, to revert, to get back; to come back,...

Ancestry of “volver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “volver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welw- →