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