EuroLex/Envelope


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: enveloppe - 1. reference; 2. envelope; 3. pay/wage packet; 4. husk, paring

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: from F enveloppe, a back-formation of envelopper "to envelop", from OF envoluper, from en- "in" + voloper "wrap up", of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
meaning 2:

Czech: obálka

Danish: konvolut; kuvert

Estonian: ümbrik

Finnish: kirjekuori

Hungarian: (levél)boríték

Italian: busta

Latvian: aploksne; apvalks

Lithuanian: vokas

Norwegian: konvolutt

Polish: koperta

Slovak: obálka

Slovenian: kuverta

Spanish: sobre

Swedish: kuvert