Where does “Viola” come from?
Viola comes from Latin viola, a stringed instrument whose ultimate origin is unknown.
Viola (English): Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies
Definitions
- Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies
Ancestry of “Viola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |