Where does “violist” come from?
violist (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.
violist (English): A person who plays the viol; A person who plays...
Definitions
- A person who plays the viol; A person who plays...
Ancestry of “violist”, step by step
violist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English viol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viol | A stringed instrument related to the violin... |
| 2 | Middle French | viole | — |
| 3 | Old French | viol | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | viola | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 6 | Latin | Vitula | the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See |
via English Viola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Viola | Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies |
| 2 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |