Where does “biola” come from?

biola (Malay) comes from Portuguese viola, from Old Portuguese viola, from Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

biola (Malay): violin

Definitions

  1. violin

Ancestry of “biola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseviolaviola; viol; viola; viola caipira
2Old Portugueseviola—
3Occitanviola—
4Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
5LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See
Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Occitan viola →