Etymology

devolution

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Middle French dévolution ← Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis ← Latin devolvo
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  1. Latin · derived fromdevolvo
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromdevolutio, devolutionis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromdévolution
  4. English todaydevolution

Borrowed from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from Latin devolvo.

Words from the same roots

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