Where does “southern woodland violet” come from?
southern woodland violet (English) comes from English violet, from French Violette, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
southern woodland violet (English): Viola hirsutula, a species of wild violet native to the eastern United States
Definitions
- Viola hirsutula, a species of wild violet native to the eastern United States
Ancestry of “southern woodland violet”, step by step
southern woodland violet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English violet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violet | A plant or flower of the genus "Viola",... |
| 2 | French | Violette | violet plant |
| 3 | Old French | violette | violet |
| 4 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via English woodland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woodland | Of a creature or object: growing, living, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wodeland | — |
| 3 | Old English | wuduland | a wooded land; woodland; forest |
| 4 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 5 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
via English Southern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Southern | from or pertaining to the southern part of any... |
| 2 | Old English | sūþerne | southern, southerly, coming from the south; of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrōnijaz | southern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |