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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

  1. voluptuous

Ancestry of “voluptuös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoluptueuxvoluptuous
2Latinvoluptuōsus—
3Latinvoluptās—
4Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
5Old Latinvolupe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →