Where does “violentu” come from?

violentu (Asturian) comes from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

violentu (Asturian): violent

Definitions

  1. violent

Ancestry of “violentu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin -entus →Every word from Latin violentus →