English word revolution comes from Latin revolvo, and later Latin revolutio (The act of revolving; revolution.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| revolvo | Latin (lat) | (passive) I come or go back, return, recur, relapse.. I relate again, repeat; reenact; brood or reflect upon.. I roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return.. I turn over, read over, repeat. |
| revolutio | Latin (lat) | The act of revolving; revolution. |
| revolūtiōnem | Late Latin (LL) | |
| revolucion | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Passage; elapsing of time. |
| revolucion | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| revolution | English (en) | A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.. A rotation: one complete turn of an object during rotation.. A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.. In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.. Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis.. The [...] |