Where does “voluptās” come from?

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

voluptās (Latin): pleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction

Definitions

  1. pleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction

Ancestry of “voluptās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
2Old Latinvolupe—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “voluptās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p- →Every word from Old Latin volupe →