Where does “violaceu” come from?
violaceu (Romanian) comes from French violacé, from French violet, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
violaceu (Romanian): purplish, purple-coloured
Definitions
- purplish, purple-coloured
Ancestry of “violaceu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | violacé | purplish; past participle of violacer |
| 2 | French | violet | purple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a... |
| 3 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 4 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |