Italian

Verb

convolvo

1. first-person singular present indicative of convolvere

Latin

Etymology

From con- ‎(“with, together”) +‎ volvō ‎(“roll”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈwol.woː/

Verb

convolvō ‎(present infinitive convolvere, perfect active convolvī, supine convolūtum); third conjugation

1. I roll together, up or around; coil, wrap.
2. I fasten together, interweave, interlace.
3. (of a book or roll) I unroll and roll up; look over.

Inflection

Derived terms

• convolvulus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: convolve
• Italian: convolgere, convolvere

References

• convolvo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• convolvo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “convolvo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.