Where does “viole” come from?

viole (English) comes from Middle English vyole, from Latin violāre.

viole (English): To violate, especially to rape

Definitions

  1. To violate, especially to rape

Ancestry of “viole”, step by step

viole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English vyole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvyole—
2Latinviolāre—

via Italian viole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvioleplural of viola
Every word from Latin violāre →Every word from Middle English vyole →