myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of involvere

Etymology of the Latin word involvere

the Latin word involvere (wrap , cover, envelop)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

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-

Derivations in Latin

involutus, involucrum, circuminvolvere, involutum

Derivations in other languages

English involve, Italian involvere, Italian involgere, Portuguese envolver, Spanish envolver