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