Where does “envoluper” come from?
envoluper (Old French) comes from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
envoluper (Old French): to enwrap; to wrap up
Definitions
- to enwrap; to wrap up
Ancestry of “envoluper”, step by step
envoluper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French voloper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old French vloper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vloper | to wrap, wrap up |