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

  1. past participle of violer

Ancestry of “violé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchviole—
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “violé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →