Where does “envelop” come from?
envelop (Dutch) comes from French enveloppe, from Middle French enveloppe, from Old French envelope, from Old French envoloper, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
envelop (Dutch): An envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for...
Definitions
- An envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for...
Ancestry of “envelop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | enveloppe | envelope |
| 2 | Middle French | enveloppe | — |
| 3 | Old French | envelope | that which envelops, a type of garment; casing,... |
| 4 | Old French | envoloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “envelop”