involvo
Latin
Etymology
From in- (“in, at, on”) + volvō (“roll”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪnˈwɔɫ.woː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɱˈvɔl.vo]
Verb
involvō (present infinitive involvere, perfect active involvī, supine involūtum); third conjugation
- to roll to or upon something
- to roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil
- (figuratively) to involve or devote oneself to something
Conjugation
Conjugation of involvō (third conjugation)
Derived terms
- circuminvolvō
- involūcrum
- involūmen
- involūmentum
- involūtē
- involūtiō
- involūtō
- involūtus
- involvulus
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “involvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “involvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- involvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.