Etymology

revolute

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Today it means: Rolled or recurved on itself. Full definition →

Latin revolūtus
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revolute · adjective, verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrevolūtus
  2. English todayrevolute

Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”).

revolute · verb2

Back-formation from revolution.

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