Latin
volvō
‘roll’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin volvō.
57 English words in this record descend from Latin volvō, most familiar first.
- volume ← volūmen
- revolution ← revolucion ← revolucion ← revolūtiō ← revolvō
- evolution ← ēvolūtiō ← ēvolūtus ← ēvolvō
- involve ← involven ← involver ← involvere ← involvō
- vault ← volter ← voltare ← *vol(vi)tāre
- evolve ← ēvolvō
- revolt ← révolter ← rivoltare ← *revoltāre ← revolvō
- revolve ← revolven ← revolver ← revolvere
- devolution ← devolutio ← devolvo
- convoluted ← convolute ← convolūtus ← convolvō
- voluminous ← voluminosus ← volumen
- devolve ← dēvolvō
More words from volvō
- vulva
- convolution
- convolutional
- involution
- voluble
- deconvolution
- convolvulus
- volvulus
- volution
- revolute
- involucre
- convolute
- volvox
- volve
- volti
- advolution
- autoconvolution
- circumvolve
- convolve
- convolutionless
- convolutive
- convolver
- convolvable
- convolvability
- deconvolve
- deconvolute
- devolvement
- devolvable
- devolvee
- evolvent
- involucrum
- intervolve
- intervolution
- involucrin
- obvolve
- reconvolve
- redevolve
- reconvolution
- subconvolute
- voussoir
- volubile
- volvelle
- volutation
- volvulate
- volvulize
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Etymograph / Latin volvō