Where does “alttoviulu” come from?
alttoviulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viulu, from Swedish fiol, from German viola, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
alttoviulu (Finnish): viola
Definitions
- viola
Ancestry of “alttoviulu”, step by step
alttoviulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viulu | violin; costs, bill |
| 2 | Swedish | fiol | violin |
| 3 | German | viola | — |
| 4 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 5 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |