Where does “viôla” come from?

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

viôla (Emilian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “viôla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
2LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
3Proto-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 →
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