Etymology of the English word evolution
the English word
evolutionderived from the Latin word
evolutio (development, unfolding; action of reading through)
derived from the Latin word
evolutusderived from the Latin word
evolvere (roll out, unroll; disclose)
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 Late Latin prefix
e-Date
The earliest known usage of evolution in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
coevolution,
evolutionary,
evolutionist,
evolutive,
macroevolution,
microevolutionCognates
Dutch
evolutie, French
évolution, German
Evolution, Norwegian
evolusjon, Swedish
evolutionUsage
Word found in Modern English
