Volume
/ˈvɒl.juːm/noun
A book or a bound collection of written or printed pages.
Did you know?The Latin root 'volumen' refers to a scroll, hinting at how ancient knowledge was recorded and preserved with great care, almost like a magical artifact.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to turn, roll”
Latin
Latin
volumen
“a roll, scroll (of papyrus or parchment)”
Old French
Old French
volume
“a book, a scroll, a roll of writing”
Middle English
Middle English
volume
“a book or scroll, particularly in a scholarly context”
Modern English
English
volume
“a collection of written work, or the quantity of space an object occupies or the loudness of sound”