subvolvo

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [sʊbˈwɔɫ.woː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [subˈvɔl.vo]^[1]

Forms

subvolvō (present infinitive subvolvere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin sub- + volvō (“to roll”).^[2][1] De Vaan traces ⟨volvō⟩ to Proto-Italic *welu-e/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-u- (“to wind”).^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

It occurs in Virgil's Aeneid, of the Tyrians rolling stones up by hand (manibus subvolvere saxa).^[4][5] Köbler dates Virgil 70–19 BC.^[6]

Semantic evolution

It meant to roll uphill, roll up or along.^[2][4]

Timeline

• 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it.^[4][6]

Meanings

Verb

1. To roll uphill, roll up.^[2][4]

Related words

• volvō
• obvolvō

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
4. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de