I was struck this morning listening to a Dvorak violin concerto this morning at the similarities between the words violin and violence.
Courtesy of a great site, the
online etymology dictionary, I learned that the
origin of the word 'violence' stems from the Latin,
violentia, meaning vehemence and impetuosity.
Now I get it.
2 comments:
Isn't etymology great? That, and Dvorak.
Aren't we in Emily Litella territory here?
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