Where does “viola” come from?

viola (Spanish) comes from Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

viola (Spanish): viola musical instrument

Definitions

  1. viola musical instrument

Ancestry of “viola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviolapurple, violet; viola, violet; violet, purple
2Old Occitanviola—
3Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
4LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

Words derived from “viola”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Old Occitan viola →