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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread parallel evolution #43636 10/04/2001 10:39 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Dear Experts, Starting from the fact that German has only one word, Entwicklung, for the two english terms, evolution and development, I wonder if these two words might possibly have a common root. The dictionaries trace back evolution to latin evolvere ("roll out"), but development only as far as Old French (en-)volopper. But you notice that both contain the root "- vol- " (also present e.g. in volute). This has me speculate that both words originate from the unrolling .. of a script roll?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: parallel evolution #43637 10/04/2001 2:31 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 872 Birmingham, Alabama milum old hand milum old hand Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 872 Birmingham, Alabama Regardless Wsieber, I think that that is a neat reconstruction. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: parallel evolution #43638 10/05/2001 4:16 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The American Heritage Dictionary speculates (http://www.bartleby.com/61/76/D0177600.html ) on a possible Celtic origin for voloper: ETYMOLOGY: French développer, from Old French desveloper : des-, dis- + voloper, to wrap (possibly of Celtic origin). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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