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Where does “volup” come from?

volup (Latin) comes from Old Latin volupe, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

volup (Latin): pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...

Definitions

  1. pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...

Ancestry of “volup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinvolupe—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “volup”

  • voluptuous
  • voluptuousness
  • voluptuary
  • voluptuously
  • Voluptas
  • unvoluptuous
  • voluptuarius
  • voluptarius
  • voluptas
  • voluptuosus
  • voluptuoso
  • voluttuosità
  • voluttuoso
  • voluptueux
  • voluptuaire
  • volupté
  • voluptuös
  • voluptuário
  • voluptuoso
  • voluptuós
  • voluptueux
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