myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of volume

Etymology of the Italian word volume

the Italian 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 Italian

volumizzare, volumico, covolume, isovolumico, volumografo, monovolume, voluminoso, volemia, volumetria, volumetrico

Cognates

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