Volte
/vɔːlt/noun
A turn or leap, especially in fencing, dressage, or dance.
Did you know?Volte comes through French from Italian and ultimately Latin roots meaning “to turn,” the same ancient idea behind words like “voluble” and “convoluted.”
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
volte
“A turn or leap, especially in fencing, dance, or riding.”
16th Century
French
volte
“A turn, especially in riding or fencing.”
16th Century
Italian
volta
“A turn; a leap or vault.”
Classical Latin
Latin
voluta
“A spiral or something rolled/turned; related to turning.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“To turn, roll, or revolve.”
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