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

  1. Alternative spelling of violator

Ancestry of “violater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviolateTo break or disregard; To rape; To cite for a...
2Latinviolatusviolated
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →