Etymology

evolve

e·volve
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Today it means: To move (something) in regular procession through a system. Full definition →

Latin ēvolvō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromēvolvō“unroll, unfold”
  2. English todayevolve

Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).

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