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Where does “βιολέτα” come from?

βιολέτα (Greek) comes from Italian violetta, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

βιολέτα (Greek): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “βιολέτα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviolettaviolet; feminine singular of violetto
2ItalianViola—
3Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →