Etymology

reconvolve

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Today it means: To convolve again. Full definition →

English convolve ← Latin convolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  12. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  13. Latinvolvō
  14. Latinconvolvō
  15. Englishconvolve
  16. English todayreconvolve

From re- + convolve.

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