English
violaceous
Violaceous comes from Latin violāceus ‘violet-coloured’, and goes back to viola.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEviola‘violet flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviolāceus‘violet-coloured’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019violaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEviola‘violet flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviolāceus‘violet-coloured’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019violaceous
Earliest quotation: 2019, Summer Brennan: “These were power heels, and they were worn by…”
Linked words
through Latin viola ‘violet flower’
Today it means
adj Violet-colored.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin viola / violaceous