English
lavolta
Lavolta comes from Italian la volta ‘the turn, turning, whirl’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentla volta‘the turn, turning, whirl’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928lavolta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Italianc. 1300–presentla volta‘the turn, turning, whirl’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928lavolta
Earliest quotation: 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography: “Orlando, it is true, was none of those who…”
Every English word from Italian la volta
Today it means
noun An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian la volta / lavolta