Where does “subvolume” come from?
subvolume (English) comes from English volume, from Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
subvolume (English): Any volume that makes up part of another
Definitions
- Any volume that makes up part of another
Ancestry of “subvolume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | volume | A three-dimensional measure of space that... |
| 2 | Middle English | volume | — |
| 3 | Old French | volume | volume, specifically a collection of written... |
| 4 | Latin | volūmen | — |
| 5 | Latin | volvō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |