Where does “violet” come from?

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

violet (French): purple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a...

Definitions

  1. purple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a...

Ancestry of “violet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “violet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →