LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

involō

involō (present infinitive involāre, perfect active involāvī, supine involātum)
Classical[ˈɪn.wɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.vo.lo]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto fly at, fly into, rush upon
  2. transitiveto attack, seize, take possession of, carry off

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.involōinvolābaminvolābōinvolāvīinvolāveraminvolāverō
2nd sg.involāsinvolābāsinvolābisinvolāvistī
involāstī		involāverāsinvolāveris
3rd sg.involatinvolābatinvolābitinvolāvitinvolāveratinvolāverit
1st pl.involāmusinvolābāmusinvolābimusinvolāvimusinvolāverāmusinvolāverimus
2nd pl.involātisinvolābātisinvolābitisinvolāvistisinvolāverātisinvolāveritis
3rd pl.involantinvolābantinvolābuntinvolāvērunt
involāvēre		involāverantinvolāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.involeminvolāreminvolāveriminvolāvissem
2nd sg.involēsinvolārēsinvolāverīsinvolāvissēs
3rd sg.involetinvolāretinvolāveritinvolāvisset
1st pl.involēmusinvolārēmusinvolāverīmusinvolāvissēmus
2nd pl.involētisinvolārētisinvolāverītisinvolāvissētis
3rd pl.involentinvolārentinvolāverintinvolāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.involorinvolābarinvolābor
2nd sg.involāris
involāre		involābāris
involābāre		involāberis
involābere
3rd sg.involāturinvolābāturinvolābitur
1st pl.involāmurinvolābāmurinvolābimur
2nd pl.involāminīinvolābāminīinvolābiminī
3rd pl.involanturinvolābanturinvolābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.involerinvolārer
2nd sg.involēris
involēre		involārēris
involārēre
3rd sg.involēturinvolārētur
1st pl.involēmurinvolārēmur
2nd pl.involēminīinvolārēminī
3rd pl.involenturinvolārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.involāinvolāre
pres. 2nd pl.involāteinvolāminī
fut. 2nd sg.involātōinvolātor
fut. 3rd sg.involātōinvolātor
fut. 2nd pl.involātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.involantōinvolantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinvolāreinvolārī
perfect infinitiveinvolāvisseinvolātum esse
future infinitiveinvolātūrum esseinvolātum īrī
present participleinvolāns—
perfect participle—involātus
future participleinvolātūrusinvolandus
gerundinvolandī, involandō, involandumsupineinvolātum, involātū

in-vŏlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. , to fly into or to a place; to fly at, rush upon.
I. Lit. (class.).
(a). With in and acc.: in villam columbae, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 1: vix me contineam, quin involem in capillum, from flying at his hair, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 20: unguibus illi in oculos venefico, id. ib. 4, 3, 6: in possessionem, to take forcible possession of, Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 122.—
(b). With ad: involare ad aliquem, eumque sauciare, Auct. B. Alex. 52.—
II. Transf., with acc., to attack, seize, take possession of, carry off (syn. occupo): equites ... citi ab dextera maxumo cum clamore involant, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 89: piscator singulos involat, Plin. 9, 59, 85, § 181: castra, Tac. H. 4, 33.—Of things: animos involat cupido eundi in hostem, Tac. A. 1, 49: pallium, Cat. 25, 6: plus ex hereditate, quam, etc., Petr. 43: ancorae involantur de mari, Dig. 47, 9, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latininvolō

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Latin volō Latin involō From in- + volō (“to fly”).

Quick answers

What does involō mean in Latin?
involō, a verb, means “to fly at, fly into, rush upon; to attack, seize, take possession of, carry off”.
What are the principal parts of involō?
involō, involāre, involāvī, involātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce involō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.wɔ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiɱ.vo.lo].
Where does involō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin involō.