viola

viola · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromviola“violet”
2. English todayviola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

viola · noun²

1. Frankish · derived from*fiþulā“violin, fiddle”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromvitula“stringed instrument”
3. Old Occitan · derived fromviola
4. Italian · derived fromviola
5. English todayviola

From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.

Viola · proper noun³

1. Latin · derived fromviola“violet”
2. English todayViola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

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