English
involucrum
Involucrum comes from Latin involūcrum ‘wrapper, covering, case, envelope’, 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, covering, case, envelope’
- Englishtodayinvolucrum
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, covering, case, envelope’
- Englishtodayinvolucrum
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, 72 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
revolve, devolution, devolve, convolutional, 40 more
through Latin volvō ‘to roll, tumble’
revolution, volume, evolution, vault, evolve, revolt, vulva, convoluted, voluminous, convolution, voluble, 44 more
through Latin involvō ‘to roll to or upon something’
Today it means
noun A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / involucrum