French word volume comes from Proto-Indo-European *welʷ-, and later Latin volvo (I roll, tumble.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*welʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
volvo | Latin (lat) | I roll, tumble. |
volumen | Latin (lat) | (poetic) fold, coil, whirl. Book, volume, roll, scroll. Revolution, turn. |
volume | French (fra) | (figuratively) an overly long piece of writing. Volume (amount of space something takes up). Volume (amount; quantity). Volume (of a book, a written work). Volume (sound). |