Where does “self-violence” come from?
self-violence (English) comes from English violence, from Middle English violence, from Old French violence, from Latin violentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
self-violence (English): Violence to oneself
Definitions
- Violence to oneself
Ancestry of “self-violence”, step by step
self-violence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English violence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violence | Extreme force; Action which causes destruction,... |
| 2 | Middle English | violence | Violence or an example of it; A harmful force of... |
| 3 | Old French | violence | violence; act of violence |
| 4 | Latin | violentia | violence; aggressiveness |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |