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

Etymograph / Latin volvō