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Where does “violaceus” come from?

violaceus (Latin) comes from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

violaceus (Latin): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “violaceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āceus—
2Latin-āx—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “violaceus”

  • violaceous
  • violaceo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →