Where does “violast” come from?

violast (Swedish) comes from Swedish viola, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

violast (Swedish): a violist, a viola player

Definitions

  1. a violist, a viola player

Ancestry of “violast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviola—
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →