Revolution (n.)

From Late Latin “revolutio -onis” revolt, return.

Derived from “revolvere” turn, revolve, twist, rotate.

re-

a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition.

volutus

from volvere (Lat.)

to roll, to turn something.

Grimaldi, Virginia; Perazzi, Giovanni: etymology (2020)

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