Where does “violar” come from?

violar (Catalan) comes from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

violar (Catalan): to violate; to break; to rape

Definitions

  1. to violate; to break; to rape

Ancestry of “violar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →
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