Volta
English
proper noun
Definitions
- the Volta River: (river in West Africa), having given name to Upper Volta.
- (CDP in Merced County).
Etymology
Derived from Portuguese volta (return, turnaround).
Origin
Portuguese
volta
Gloss
return, turnaround
Kanji
帰
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Voltaic English
- Voltan English
- agrivoltaic English
- betavoltaic English
- photo-voltaic English
- photovoltaic English
- thermovoltaic English
- voltaic English
- voltaism English
- volta Portuguese
- voltear Portuguese
- volta Old Portuguese