Where does “vioară” come from?

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

vioară (Romanian): a violet; violin, fiddle; very clear, crystal

Definitions

  1. a violet; violin, fiddle; very clear, crystal

Ancestry of “vioară”, step by step

vioară traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vīvula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvula—
2Latinvīvusalive, living
3Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Latin viola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
2LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vioară”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →