Where does “vioriu” come from?

vioriu (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.

vioriu (Romanian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “vioriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvioarăa violet; violin, fiddle; very clear, crystal
2Latinvīvula—
3Latinvīvusalive, living
4Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →