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
- Tending to violate; of or relating to violation
Ancestry of “violative”, 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 |
Words derived from “violative”