devolvo

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