Where does “violative” come from?

Violative derives from English violate, from Latin violatus, the past participle of violare meaning to treat with violence, from Latin vis meaning force or strength, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-.

violative (English): Tending to violate; of or relating to violation

Definitions

  1. Tending to violate; of or relating to violation

Ancestry of “violative”, 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

Words derived from “violative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →