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volvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll, to turn"
to roll, to turn, combined with com- (together)
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Stage 2 of 4
convolvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll together, to twist"
to roll together, to twist, from com- and volvere
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Stage 3 of 4
convolutio
Latin · ancient
"a rolling together, a twisting"
a rolling together, a twisting, from convolvere
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Stage 4 of 4
convolution
English · 1500s
"a complicated twisting, coiling, or intricacy"
settled as the English word for a complicated twisting or coiling
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