Where does “volumen” come from?

volumen (Spanish) comes from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

volumen (Spanish): volume

Definitions

  1. volume

Ancestry of “volumen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “volumen”

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