Where does “vi-ô-lông” come from?
vi-ô-lông (Vietnamese) comes from French violon, from French violé, from Old French viole, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vi-ô-lông (Vietnamese): a violin
Ancestry of “vi-ô-lông”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | violon | violin; violinist; jail |
| 2 | French | violé | past participle of violer |
| 3 | Old French | viole | — |
| 4 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |