Where does “ultravioleta” come from?
ultravioleta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese violeta, from Portuguese viola, from Old Portuguese viola, from Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula.
ultravioleta (Portuguese): ultraviolet; ultraviolet colour
Definitions
- ultraviolet; ultraviolet colour
Ancestry of “ultravioleta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | violeta | violet; viola |
| 2 | Portuguese | viola | viola; viol; viola; viola caipira |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | viola | — |
| 4 | Occitan | viola | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 6 | Latin | Vitula | — |
Words derived from “ultravioleta”