Where does “violater” come from?
violater (English) comes from English violate, from Latin violatus, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
violater (English): Alternative spelling of violator
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of violator
Ancestry of “violater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | violate | To break or disregard; To rape; To cite for a... |
| 2 | Latin | violatus | violated |
| 3 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |