English
advolution
Advolution comes from Latin advolvō ‘to roll to’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to roll, to undulate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvō‘roll’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvolvōas advolvere, past participle‘to roll to’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvolutum
- Englishtodayadvolution
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to roll, to undulate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvō‘roll’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvolvōas advolvere, past participle‘to roll to’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvolutum
- Englishtodayadvolution
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll, to undulate’
well, walk, wall, valve, vulgar, waltz, helix, divulge, vagrant, wale, gauche, vulgate, iliac, ilium, valvular, valise, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
revolve, devolve, devolution, convolutional, 39 more
through Latin volvō ‘roll’
volume, involve, vault, revolution, evolve, evolution, revolt, vulva, voluminous, convoluted, voluble, convolution, involution, 43 more
Today it means
noun A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / advolution