myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of rivoluzione

Etymology of the Italian word rivoluzione

the Italian word rivoluzione

derived from the Latin word revolutio (revolution, rotation, revolving)

derived from the Latin word revolutus

derived 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-

derived from the Latin word revolutum

derived 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 Italian

rivoluzionare, rivoluzionario, controrivoluzione, postrivoluzionario, prerivoluzionario

Cognates

Dutch revolutie, English revolution, English resolution, French révolution, German Revolution, German Resolution, Italian risoluzione, Latin revolutio, Lithuanian revoliucija, Lithuanian rezoliucija, Norwegian revolusjon, Polish rewolucja, Polish rezolucja, Russian peвoлюция, Russian peзoлюция, Spanish revolución, Spanish resolución, Spanish revolucion, Swedish revolution