volup

Latin

Etymology

Shortened from Old Latin *volupe, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁p-, from *welh₁- (whence volō).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwo.lup/, [ˈwɔ.ɫʊp]

Adverb

volup (not comparable)

pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily

Related terms

Volupia
voluptābilis
voluptāriē
voluptārius
voluptās
voluptātīvus
voluptificus
voluptuōsē
voluptuōsus

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1137
volup in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
volup in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
volup in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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