Where does “voluptuous” come from?
Voluptuous comes from Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuosus, derived from Latin voluptas (pleasure), formed with the Latin suffix -tas from a root akin to Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-.
voluptuous (English): Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous,...
Definitions
- Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous,...
Ancestry of “voluptuous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | voluptueux | — |
| 2 | Latin | voluptuōsus | agreeable, delightful, pleasant |
| 3 | Latin | voluptās | pleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction |
| 4 | Latin | volup | pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with... |
| 5 | Old Latin | volupe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁p- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |