Where does “viole” come from?
viole (Old French) comes from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “viole”, step by step
viole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin viola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 2 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Occitan viola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | viola | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 3 | Latin | Vitula | the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See |
Words derived from “viole”