Where does “violetă” come from?

violetă (Romanian) comes from French Violette, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

violetă (Romanian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “violetă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVioletteviolet plant
2Old Frenchvioletteviolet
3Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Old French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →