Where does “involve” come from?
Involve comes from Latin involvere, formed from the prefix in- and volvere meaning "to roll," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
involve (English): To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine; To...
Definitions
- To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine; To...
Ancestry of “involve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | involven | — |
| 2 | Latin | involvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “involve”