Where does “volume” come from?

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

Ancestry of “volume”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	volume	volume, specifically a collection of written...
2	Latin	volūmen	book, volume, roll, scroll
3	Latin	volvō	to roll, tumble
4	Proto-Indo-European	wēl-	to see, perceive