Where does “voluminos” come from?
voluminos (Romanian) comes from French volumineux, from Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.
voluminos (Romanian): bulky
Definitions
- bulky
Ancestry of “voluminos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | volumineux | voluminous, bulky, packed, thick |
| 2 | Late Latin | voluminosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | volūmen | book, volume, roll, scroll |
| 4 | Latin | volvō | to roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |