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violo.

to treat with violence; to maltreat

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈwi.ɔ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.o.lo]
  1. to treat with violence; to maltreat

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  2. to violate, defile, profane, rape

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Where this word comes from

Traditionally derived from vīs (“strength”), as if from some diminutive *viola. De Vaan prefers to derive the word instead from a deverbal adjective, which he reconstructs as Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-elos. Either way, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, strive after”).

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