Where does “violet” come from?
Violet comes from Middle English violet, from Old French violette, from Latin viola, a flowering plant.
violet (English): A plant or flower of the genus "Viola",...
Definitions
- A plant or flower of the genus "Viola",...
Ancestry of “violet”, step by step
violet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Violette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Violette | violet plant |
| 2 | Old French | violette | violet |
| 3 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 4 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Middle English violet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | violet | violet; The flower of such a plant; violet,... |