Where does “self-involvement” come from?
self-involvement (English) comes from English involvement, from English involve, from Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
self-involvement (English): The quality of being self-involved
Definitions
- The quality of being self-involved
Ancestry of “self-involvement”, step by step
self-involvement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English involvement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | involvement | The act of involving, or the state of being... |
| 2 | English | involve | To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | involven | — |
| 4 | Latin | involvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |