Where does “Vioreanu” come from?

Vioreanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian vioară, from Latin vīvula, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “Vioreanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvioarăa violet; violin, fiddle; very clear, crystal
2Latinvīvula
3Latinvīvusalive, living
4Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos