envoltar

to surround

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əm.bulˈta]
Etymology

In summary

From envolt, past participle of Old Catalan envoldre (corresponding to Latin involūtus, perfect passive participle of involvō, involvere), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *involtāre, for Latin involūtāre, frequentative of involvere. First attested in the 14th century. Compare Occitan envoltar, Italian involtare.

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