Where does “voluptificus” come from?

voluptificus (Latin) 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.

voluptificus (Latin): that causes pleasure, gives delight

Definitions

  1. that causes pleasure, gives delight

Ancestry of “voluptificus”, 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- →