myEtymology.com: French etymology of volume

Etymology of the French word volume

the Old French word volume

derived from the Classical Latin word volumen (book, chapter, fold)

derived from the Classical Latin word volvere (to roll; envelop, wrap up; unroll; roll along, forward; move sinuously; roll, cause to roll; travel in circle)

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

Derivations in French

volumique, volorécepteur, volumètre, volumétrie, volumétrique, volémie

Derivations in other languages

English volume, Romanian volum

Cognates

Dutch volume, English volume, German Volumen, Italian volume, Norwegian volum, Spanish volumen, Swedish volym

Usage

Word found in Old French