Where does “violon” come from?

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

violon (French): violin; violinist; jail

Definitions

  1. violin; violinist; jail

Ancestry of “violon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviolépast participle of violer
2Old Frenchviole—
3Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
4LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “violon”

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