English
convolver
Convolver comes from Latin convolvō ‘to roll together, up or around’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-1‘to roll, to undulate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvō1‘to roll, tumble’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvolvō1‘to roll together, up or around’
- English1500–presentconvolve1
- Englishtodayconvolver1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English convolver
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-Wiktionary, English convolver‘to roll, to undulate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolwōWiktionary, English convolverreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolvōWiktionary, English convolver‘to roll, tumble’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvolvōWiktionary, English convolver‘to roll together, up or around’
- English1500–presentconvolveWiktionary, English convolver
- EnglishtodayconvolverWiktionary, English convolver
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll, to undulate’
well, walk, wall, valve, vulgar, waltz, helix, divulge, vagrant, wale, gauche, vulgate, iliac, ilium, valise, valvular, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *wolwō
devolution, revolve, devolve, 42 more
through Latin volvō ‘to roll, tumble’
volume, revolution, evolution, vault, involve, revolt, evolve, voluminous, vulva, voluble, involution, 45 more
Today it means
noun An algorithm that performs convolution on a signal.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “convolver”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / convolver