Etymology of the English word nonviolence
the English word
nonviolencederived from the English word
violencederived from the Old French word
violencederived from the Latin word
violentia (violence, aggressiveness)
derived from the Latin word
violentus (violent, vehement, impetuous)
derived from the Latin word
violare (violate, dishonor; outrage)
derived from the Latin word
vis (strength , force, power; strength, force, power)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weiə-derived from the Latin word
violens (violent)
using the English prefix
non-Usage
Word found in Modern English
