English
involucre
Involucre comes from Latin involūcrum ‘wrapper’, from involvō ‘to roll to or upon something’, and ultimately from 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 CEinvolvō‘to roll to or upon something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvolūcrum‘wrapper’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentinvolucre
- Englishtodaysame form
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 CEinvolvō‘to roll to or upon something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvolūcrum‘wrapper’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentinvolucre
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll, to undulate’
well, walk, wall, valve, vulgar, waltz, helix, divulge, vagrant, wale, vulgate, iliac, gauche, ilium, valvular, valise, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
revolve, devolution, devolve, convolutional, 41 more
through Latin volvō ‘to roll, tumble’
volume, revolution, evolution, vault, evolve, revolt, vulva, convoluted, voluminous, convolution, voluble, 45 more
Today it means
noun Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / involucre