English → Latin
“envelope” in Latin
involvōto roll to or upon something; to roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil; to involvchartapapyrus, paper; a piece of papyrus or paper; a piece of writing, especially a letter, poem, or chartervēlōto cover, wrap, veil; to conceal, covertegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
envelope
involvere; with anything, in aliqua re: amicire aliqua re (e.g., charta, Hor.): circumvolvere aliquid aliqua re: velare: tegere. To envelope a fault in fair words, vitium obvolvere verbis decoris (Hor.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for envelope?
- The usual Latin words for “envelope” are involvō, charta, vēlō; also tegō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.