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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

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

Words derived from “vioară”

  • viorea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →