Etymology of the Latin word revolutio
the Latin word
revolutio (revolution, rotation, revolving)
derived from the Latin word
revolutusderived 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
revolutumderived 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
French
revolution, French
révolution, Italian
rivoluzione, Portuguese
revolução, Spanish
revoluciónCognates
Dutch
revolutie, English
revolution, English
resolution, French
révolution, German
Revolution, German
Resolution, Italian
rivoluzione, Italian
risoluzione, Lithuanian
revoliucija, Lithuanian
rezoliucija, Norwegian
revolusjon, Polish
rewolucja, Polish
rezolucja, Russian
peвoлюция, Russian
peзoлюция, Spanish
revolución, Spanish
resolución, Spanish
revolucion, Swedish
revolutionUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
