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