Where does “violo” come from?
violo (Esperanto) comes from English violet, from French Violette, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
violo (Esperanto): violet
Definitions
- violet
Ancestry of “violo”, step by step
violo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English violet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violet | A plant or flower of the genus "Viola",... |
| 2 | French | Violette | violet plant |
| 3 | Old French | violette | violet |
| 4 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Italian Viola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |