Words that come from Medieval Latin “vitula”
144 words across 38 languages descend from Medieval Latin vitula — including violin, fiddle, cello, violinist, fiddler, viola, viol, violoncello.
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English (36)
- violin
- fiddle
- cello
- violinist
- fiddler
- viola
- viol
- violoncello
- fiddlesticks
- fiddlestick
- fiddly
- violist
- violone
- violoncellist
- violer
- fiddlehead
- violinistic
- fiddleback
- fiddlestring
- violinmaker
- fiddleneck
- violinmaking
- fiddlewood
- cellolike
- violinlike
- fiddliness
- fiddleleaf
- fiddlesome
- fiddlefuck
- fiddleth
- violinophone
- violin maker
- violinic
- celloist
- fiddlist
- violaist