Etymology

volution

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Today it means: A turning (rolling or revolving) motion. Full definition →

Latin volvere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvolvere“to turn”
  2. English todayvolution

From (the participle stem of) Latin volvere (“to turn”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvolvere all →

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