Where does “violenta” come from?
violenta (Catalan) comes from Catalan violent, from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
violenta (Catalan): feminine singular of violent
Definitions
- feminine singular of violent
Ancestry of “violenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | violent | violent |
| 2 | Latin | violentus | forcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;... |
| 3 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |