devolvo

See also: devolvò

Italian

Verb

devolvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of devolvere

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ volvō (roll).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēvolvō (present infinitive dēvolvere, perfect active dēvolvī, supine dēvolūtum); third conjugation

  1. to roll or tumble off or down
  2. (passive in middle sense) to roll, fall or tumble down, roll oneself down, fall headlong; sink down; devolve
    Synonym: incido

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dēvolūtiō

Descendants

  • English: devolve
  • Franco-Provençal: dèvoudre
  • Galician: devolver
  • Italian: devolvere
  • Portuguese: devolver
  • Spanish: devolver

References

  • devolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

devolvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of devolver