Where does “viola” come from?
viola (French) comes from French violer, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
viola (French): third-person singular past historic of violer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of violer
Ancestry of “viola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | violer | To violate; To rape, to have sex with an... |
| 2 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |