Where does “volume” come from?

volume (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

volume (Galician): volume

Definitions

  1. volume

Ancestry of “volume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevolume—
2Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
3Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volūmen →