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

  1. purplish, purple-coloured

Ancestry of “violaceu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviolacépurplish; past participle of violacer
2Frenchvioletpurple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a...
3Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
4LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-