Where does “viorea” come from?
viorea (Romanian) comes from Romanian vioară, from Latin vīvula, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
viorea (Romanian): sweet violet; alpine squill
Definitions
- sweet violet; alpine squill
Ancestry of “viorea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vioară | a violet; violin, fiddle; very clear, crystal |
| 2 | Latin | vīvula | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |