English
deconvolve
Deconvolve comes from Latin convolvō ‘to roll together, up or around’, 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‘to roll, tumble’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvolvō‘to roll together, up or around’
- English1500–presentconvolve
- Englishtodaydeconvolve
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‘to roll, tumble’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvolvō‘to roll together, up or around’
- English1500–presentconvolve
- Englishtodaydeconvolve
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, valise, valvular, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
revolve, devolution, devolve, 39 more
through Latin volvō ‘to roll, tumble’
volume, revolution, evolution, vault, involve, revolt, evolve, voluminous, vulva, voluble, involution, convolutional, 42 more
through Latin convolvō ‘to roll together, up or around’
Today it means
verb To subject data or a signal to deconvolution
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / deconvolve