Where does “voluttà” come from?

voluttà (Italian) 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.

voluttà (Italian): pleasure (especially intense or sensual)

Definitions

  1. pleasure (especially intense or sensual)

Ancestry of “voluttà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction
2Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
3Old Latinvolupe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-Every word from Old Latin volupe
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