Where does “ultrafiolett” come from?
ultrafiolett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fiolett, from French violet, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ultrafiolett (Norwegian Bokmål): ultraviolet
Ancestry of “ultrafiolett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fiolett | violet, purple |
| 2 | French | violet | purple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a... |
| 3 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 4 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |