Where does “violer” come from?

violer (English) comes from English viol, from Middle French viole, from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

violer (English): A musician who plays the viol

Definitions

  1. A musician who plays the viol

Ancestry of “violer”, step by step

violer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English viol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviolA stringed instrument related to the violin...
2Middle Frenchviole
3Old Frenchviol
4Old Occitanviola
5Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
6LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Latin Vitula