Etymology

redevolve

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Today it means: To devolve again. Full definition →

English devolve ← Latin dēvolvō ← 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*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latindē-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  12. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  13. Latinvolvō
  14. Latindēvolvō
  15. Englishdevolve
  16. English todayredevolve

From re- + devolve.

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