Where does “voluptuös” come from?
voluptuös (German) comes from French voluptueux, 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.
voluptuös (German): voluptuous
Definitions
- voluptuous
Ancestry of “voluptuös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | voluptueux | voluptuous |
| 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 |