Etymology

volvox

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Today it means: Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes. Full definition →

taxonomic name Volvox ← Latin volvō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvolvō“to roll”
  2. taxonomic name · borrowed fromVolvox
  3. English todayvolvox

From taxonomic name Volvox, from Latin volvō (“to roll”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvolvō all →

Volvovoussoir

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.