Where does “volume” come from?

volume (Dutch) comes from Middle French volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

volume (Dutch): volume three-dimensional quantity of space

Definitions

  1. volume three-dimensional quantity of space

Ancestry of “volume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvolume—
2Old Frenchvolumevolume, specifically a collection of written...
3Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
4Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “volume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →