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volvulus.

tending to roll

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈvɔl.vu.lus]

  1. tending to roll

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin volvulus From volvō (“I roll”) + -ulus (“tending to, inclined to”).

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