Where does “Voluptas” come from?

Voluptas (English) comes from Latin voluptās, from Latin volup, from Old Latin volupe, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Voluptas (English): The Roman goddess of sensual pleasures. She is the daughter of Eros/Cupid and Psyche, and the grandaughter of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. She is the Roman counterpart of Hedone

Definitions

  1. The Roman goddess of sensual pleasures. She is the daughter of Eros/Cupid and Psyche, and the grandaughter of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. She is the Roman counterpart of Hedone

Ancestry of “Voluptas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction
2Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
3Old Latinvolupe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p- →Every word from Old Latin volupe →