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Revolve

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to move in a circular path around a central point
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Stage 1 of 3
volvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll, to turn"
to roll, to turn, combined with re- (back)
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Stage 2 of 3
revolvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll back, to turn over"
to roll back, to turn over, from re- and volvere
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Stage 3 of 3
revolve
English · 1400s
"to turn around a central point"
settled as the English word for turning around a central point
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