Where does “violate” come from?

violate (Italian) comes from Italian violare, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

violate (Italian): second-person plural present of violare;...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present of violare;...

Ancestry of “violate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviolareto break, violate, infringe, profane, run afoul...
2LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Italian violare →