Where does “volupté” come from?

volupté (French) 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.

volupté (French): voluptuousness; rich and intense pleasure,...

Definitions

voluptuousness; rich and intense pleasure,...

Ancestry of “volupté”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	voluptās	pleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction
2	Latin	volup	pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
3	Old Latin	volupe	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁p-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

Words derived from “volupté”

voluptate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p- →Every word from Old Latin volupe →