Where does “viole” come from?
viole (Middle French) comes from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula.
Ancestry of “viole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | viol | — |
| 2 | Old Occitan | viola | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 4 | Latin | Vitula | — |
Words derived from “viole”