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Where does “involute” come from?

involute (Italian) comes from Italian involuto, from Latin involŭtus, from Latin involvō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

involute (Italian): feminine plural of involuto

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of involuto

Ancestry of “involute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinvolutoconvoluted
2Latininvolŭtus—
3Latininvolvō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →