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
2Latininvolŭtusenveloped, involved
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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