Where does “violet” come from?

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

violet (Romansch): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “violet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvioletteviolet
2Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
3Latin-itta
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe-
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