Where does “voluptueux” come from?

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

voluptueux (French): voluptuous

Definitions

  1. voluptuous

Ancestry of “voluptueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluptuōsusagreeable, delightful, pleasant
2Latinvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction
3Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
4Old Latinvolupe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “voluptueux”

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