Meaning

verb turn on or around an axis or a center

verb move in an orbit

verb cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

originFrom Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0