Where does “volume” come from?

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

Ancestry of “volume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
2Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “volume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volūmen →