violet

Romansch

adj

Definitions

purple

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French violette derived from Latin viola (violet, violet flower, a violet).

Origin

Latin

viola

Gloss

violet, violet flower, a violet

`Kanji`

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Viola English
Viola Finnish
Violantes Latin
viola Latin
violaceus Latin
Viola Italian
viola Italian
fiol Norwegian Bokmål
Viola Swedish
fiol Norwegian Nynorsk
violet Middle English
Yolande Old French
viole Old French
violette Old French
viola Catalan, Valencian
vioară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
vîol Middle High German