voluta
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vŏlūta: ae, f. volvo,
I a volute or spiral scroll, as an ornament on the capitals of columns, Vitr. 4, 1; 3, 3; 7, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vŏlūta, æ, f. (volvo), volute [t. d’archit.] : Vitr. Arch. 3, 5, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
volūta, ae, f. (volvo), der Zierat an den Kapitälen der Säulen, die Schnecke, Voluta, Vitr. 3, 5, 7 u.a.
