Etymology of the Latin word volutare
the Classical Latin word
volutare (roll, wallow, turn over in one's mind)
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 Latin
volutans,
pervolutare,
convolutare,
volvitareDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
volutear, Spanish
alborotarUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
