Where does “voluptas” come from?
voluptas (Latin) comes from Latin volup, from Old Latin volupe, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Ancestry of “voluptas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | volup | pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with... |
| 2 | Old Latin | volupe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁p- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |