involve

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*welH-“to turn; to wind (turn coils)”
2. Latin · derived frominvolvō“to roll to or upon something; to roll about; to coil or curl up; to cover; to envelop, wrap up; to overwhelm”
3. Latin · derived frominvolvere
4. Old French · derived frominvolver
5. Middle English · inherited frominvolven“to cloud; to encumber; to envelop, surround; to ponder (something); (reflexive) to concern (oneself) with something”
6. English todayinvolve

PIE word *h₁én From Late Middle English involven (“to cloud; to encumber; to envelop, surround; to ponder (something); (reflexive) to concern (oneself) with something”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French involver, envoudre, or from its etymon Latin involvere, the present active infinitive of Latin involvō (“to roll to or upon something; to roll about; to coil or curl up; to cover; to envelop, wrap up; to overwhelm”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + volvō (“to roll; to tumble”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; to wind (turn coils)”)).

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