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

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “violet”, step by step

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