convolutive

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adjective

convolute

OriginEnglish convolute ← Latin convolūtus ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

adjectiveconvolutive (comparative more convolutive, superlative most convolutive)

comparative more convolutive · superlative most convolutive

  1. biologyconvolute

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  8. Latinvolvō
  9. Latinconvolvō
  10. Latinconvolūtus
  11. Englishconvolute
  12. Englishconvolutive

From convolute + -ive.

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APA

convolutive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convolutive

MLA

“convolutive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convolutive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convolutive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convolutive.

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