voluminous
English
/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/, /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
- Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
- Of great volume, or bulk; large.
- Having written much, or produced many volumes
Etymology
Derived from Latin voluminosus, volvō (roll, I roll, turn about, turn, tumble, wrap).
Origin
Latin
volvō
Gloss
roll, I roll, turn about, turn, tumble, wrap
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- unvoluminous English
- voluminously English
- voluminousness English
- *volsorium Latin
- *volvicō, *volvico, volvicāre Latin
- *volvicō, volvicāre Latin
- *volūculum Latin
- advolvo Latin
- circumvolvo Latin
- convolvo Latin
- devolvo Latin
- evolvo Latin
- involvo Latin
- obvolvo Latin
- provolvo Latin
- revolvo Latin
- subvolvo Latin
- volumen Latin
- voluminosus Latin
- volvō Latin
- evolvere Italian
- *welH- Proto-Indo-European
- Volvo Swedish
- volvi Esperanto
- volbură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vãrvurã Aromanian
- stravuelzi Friulian