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Where does “voluptuoso” come from?

voluptuoso (Spanish) comes from Latin voluptuōsus, from Latin voluptās, from Latin volup, from Old Latin volupe, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁p-, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voluptuoso (Spanish): voluptuous

Definitions

  1. voluptuous

Ancestry of “voluptuoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluptuōsus—
2Latinvoluptās—
3Latinvoluppleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily; with...
4Old Latinvolupe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁p-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →