Where does “фиоле́товый” come from?

фиоле́товый (Russian) comes from German violett, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

фиоле́товый (Russian): purple color

Definitions

  1. purple color

Ancestry of “фиоле́товый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanviolettviolet; purple; lilac
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “фиоле́товый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →