Where does “volum” come from?

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

volum (Romanian): volume

Definitions

  1. volume

Ancestry of “volum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvolumevolume; an overly long piece of writing
2Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
3Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “volum”

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