myEtymology.com: English etymology of voluptuary

Etymology of the English word voluptuary

the English word voluptuary

derived from the Old French word voluptuaire

derived from the Latin word voluptuarius

derived from the Latin word voluptarius (pleasant; concerned with or devoted to pleasure)

derived from the Latin word voluptas (pleasure, delight, enjoyment)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-

The earliest known usage of voluptuary in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English