Where does “vyélon” come from?

vyélon (Antillean Creole) comes from French violon, from French violé, from Old French viole, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vyélon (Antillean Creole): violin

Definitions

  1. violin

Ancestry of “vyélon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviolonviolin; violinist; jail
2Frenchviolépast participle of violer
3Old Frenchviole—
4Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
5LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →