Where does “ボリューム” come from?

ボリューム (Japanese) comes from English volume, from Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

ボリューム (Japanese): large, fluffy plumpness

Definitions

  1. large, fluffy plumpness

Ancestry of “ボリューム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolumeA three-dimensional measure of space that...
2Middle Englishvolume—
3Old Frenchvolumevolume, specifically a collection of written...
4Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
5Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volūmen →