Etymology of the English word revolver
the English word
revolverusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
revolvederived from the Latin word
revolvere (throw back, roll back)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Classical Latin word
volvere (to roll; envelop, wrap up; unroll; roll along, forward; move sinuously; roll, cause to roll; travel in circle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-Derivations in other languages
Spanish
revólverCognates
Dutch
revolver, French
revolver, German
Revolver, Lithuanian
revolveris, Norwegian
revolver, Polish
rewolwer, Russian
peвoльвep, Swedish
revolverUsage
Word found in Modern English
