Where does “vióladóir” come from?
vióladóir (Irish) comes from Irish vióla, from English Viola, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
vióladóir (Irish): violist
Definitions
- violist
Ancestry of “vióladóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | vióla | viola |
| 2 | English | Viola | Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies |
| 3 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 4 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |