advolvo

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ volvō (roll).

Pronunciation

Verb

advolvō (present infinitive advolvere, perfect active advolvī, supine advolūtum); third conjugation

  1. to roll to or toward
  2. to throw oneself at the feet of someone, fall at, prostrate oneself before

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • advolvī genibus, genibus advolvor

Descendants

  • Italian: avvolgere

References

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