Where does “involutional” come from?

involutional (English) comes from English involution, from Latin involūtiō, from Latin involvō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

involutional (English): of or pertaining to involution; characterized by...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to involution; characterized by...

Ancestry of “involutional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvolutionEntanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy; A...
2Latininvolūtiō
3Latininvolvōto roll to or upon something
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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