Where does “violeta” come from?

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

violeta (Catalan): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “violeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanviolaviola; f viola; m or f violist
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “violeta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →