an artificial language based on English, French, German, Latin, etc, invented by Johann Schleyer (1831–1912) in 1880
Word origin
C19: from vol, based on world + euphonic -a- + pük speech, based on speak
Volapük in American English
(ˈvoʊləˌpʊk; ˈvɑləˌpʊk)
noun
an invented language, devised (c. 1879) by German clergyman J. M. Schleyer (1831-1912), for proposed use as an international auxiliary language: it uses roots from the major European languages and has a complex morphology
: also written ˈVolaˌpuk
Word origin
< Volapük vol, world (altered < world) + -a-, connective + pük, language (altered < speak)