Where does “violette” come from?

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

violette (French): violet; feminine singular of violet

Definitions

  1. violet; feminine singular of violet

Ancestry of “violette”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →