Where does “violently” come from?
violently (Middle English) comes from Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
violently (Middle English): Violently, in a violent or harmful way; In a...
Definitions
- Violently, in a violent or harmful way; In a...
Ancestry of “violently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | violent | Violent, forcible, injury-causing; Potent,... |
| 2 | Old French | violent | violent |
| 3 | Latin | violentus | forcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;... |
| 4 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 6 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “violently”