Where does “violation” come from?
Violation comes from Middle French violation, from Latin violatio (injury, violation), derived from Latin violo (to treat with violence), ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European roots for force and strength.
violation (English): The act or an instance of violating or the...
Definitions
- The act or an instance of violating or the...
Ancestry of “violation”, step by step
violation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French violation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | violation | — |
| 2 | Latin | violātiō | violation, profanation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin violāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | violāre | — |