Where does “violacé” come from?

violacé (French) comes from French violet, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

violacé (French): purplish; past participle of violacer

Definitions

  1. purplish; past participle of violacer

Ancestry of “violacé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvioletpurple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a...
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 “violacé”

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