Etymology of the English word convolute
the English word
convolutederived from the Classical Latin word
convolutusderived from the Latin word
convolvere (fasten together, interweave, interlace; roll, whirl together, round)
derived from the Classical Latin word
volvere (to roll; envelop, wrap up; unroll; roll along, forward; move sinuously; roll, cause to roll; travel in circle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of convolute in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
convolutedUsage
Word found in Modern English
