Where does “violar” come from?

violar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese violar, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

violar (Portuguese): to violate; to rape

Definitions

  1. to violate; to rape

Ancestry of “violar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseviolar—
2LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Old Portuguese violar →