Where does “volumineux” come from?

volumineux (French) comes from Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

volumineux (French): voluminous, bulky, packed, thick

Definitions

  1. voluminous, bulky, packed, thick

Ancestry of “volumineux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvoluminosus—
2Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
3Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “volumineux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volūmen →