Where does “involute” come from?

Involute comes from Latin involutus, past participle of involvo meaning to roll in or wrap up, from in and volvo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to turn or roll.

involute (English): Difficult to understand; complicated; Having the...

Definitions

  1. Difficult to understand; complicated; Having the...

Ancestry of “involute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvolŭtusenveloped, involved
2Latininvolvōto roll to or upon something
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “involute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →