Where does “Violette” come from?
Violette (French) comes from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
Ancestry of “Violette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | violette | — |
| 2 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |