volume

From Middle English volume, borrowed from Old French volume, which came from Latin volūmen, meaning 'book' or 'roll.' That Latin noun traces back to the verb volvō, 'to roll, to turn about.'

The word began as a term for a scroll — a roll of writing — since ancient books were literally rolled up. From there it came to mean a bound book, and eventually extended to mean the amount of space something takes up or the loudness of a sound.

It shares its root with volvō, the Latin verb for 'rolling' or 'turning,' which ties it back to the physical shape of ancient scrolls.