Meaning
To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”), from dē- + volvō (“roll”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles: