Where does “viol” come from?
viol (Romanian) comes from French viol, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
viol (Romanian): rape, violation
Ancestry of “viol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | viol | a rape |
| 2 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |