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Where does “envolve” come from?

envolve (English) comes from English involve, from Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

envolve (English): Obsolete form of involve

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of involve

Ancestry of “envolve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvolveTo roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine; To...
2Middle Englishinvolven—
3Latininvolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →