English
intervolve
Intervolve comes from Latin inter ‘between’, from volvō ‘to roll’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind, round’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind, round’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvōas volvere‘to roll’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
- Englishtodayintervolve
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind, round’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvōas volvere‘to roll’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
- Englishtodayintervolve
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind, round’
well, walk, wall, valve, vulgar, waltz, helix, divulge, wale, vagrant, gauche, iliac, vulgate, ilium, valise, valvular, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
devolution, revolve, devolve, convolutional, 39 more
through Latin volvō ‘to roll’
volume, revolution, evolution, vault, involve, revolt, evolve, convoluted, vulva, voluminous, convolution, voluble, involution, 43 more
through Latin inter ‘between’
Today it means
verb To involve one with another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / intervolve