Where does “violator” come from?

Violator comes from English violate, from Latin violatus, from Latin violo meaning to treat with violence, from Latin vis meaning force, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-.

violator (English): One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

Definitions

  1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

Ancestry of “violator”, 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- →