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Where does “violencia” come from?

violencia (Spanish) comes from Latin violentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

violencia (Spanish): violence

Definitions

  1. violence

Ancestry of “violencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolentiaviolence; aggressiveness
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “violencia”

  • antiviolencia
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