Where does “envelope” come from?
envelope (Old French) comes from Old French envoloper, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
envelope (Old French): that which envelops, a type of garment; casing,...
Definitions
- that which envelops, a type of garment; casing,...
Ancestry of “envelope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | envoloper | — |
| 2 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 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 “envelope”