Where does “violé” come from?
violé (French) comes from Old French viole, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
violé (French): past participle of violer
Definitions
- past participle of violer
Ancestry of “violé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | viole | — |
| 2 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “violé”