Where does “violão” come from?

violão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese viola, from Old Portuguese viola, from Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

violão (Portuguese): a nylon-string acoustic guitar; a classical guitar

Definitions

  1. a nylon-string acoustic guitar; a classical guitar

Ancestry of “violão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseviolaviola; viol; viola; viola caipira
2Old Portugueseviola—
3Occitanviola—
4Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
5LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

Words derived from “violão”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Occitan viola →