involvo

Latin

Etymology

From in- (in, at, on) +‎ volvō (roll).

Pronunciation

Verb

involvō (present infinitive involvere, perfect active involvī, supine involūtum); third conjugation

  1. to roll to or upon something
  2. to roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil
  3. (figuratively) to involve or devote oneself to something

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aromanian: nvolbu
  • English: involve
  • Franco-Provençal: envoldre
    • French: envoudre
  • Galician: envolver
  • Italian: involvere, involgere
  • Occitan: envòlver, envòlguer
  • Old Catalan: envoldre
  • Portuguese: envolver
  • Romanian: învoalbe
  • Spanish: envolver

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.