Where does “violent” come from?

violent (Old French) comes from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

violent (Old French): violent using violence

Definitions

  1. violent using violence

Ancestry of “violent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “violent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin -entus →Every word from Latin violentus →