Where does “viole” come from?

viole (Middle English) comes from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

viole (Middle English): Alternative form of fiole

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fiole

Ancestry of “viole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfiolevial, phial
2Late Latinfiolavial, phial
3Latinphialasaucer; a censer, thurible
4Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan

Words derived from “viole”

Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Latin phiala →Every word from Late Latin fiola →