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Involve

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to include or affect something as a necessary part of a situation
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Stage 1 of 3
volvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll, to turn"
to roll, to turn, combined with in- (into)
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Stage 2 of 3
involvere
Latin · ancient
"to roll into, to envelop"
to roll into, to envelop, from in- and volvere
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Stage 3 of 3
involve
English · 1300s
"to include something as a necessary part"
settled as the English word for including something as a necessary part
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