Etymograph

English

superviolent

From super- + violent.

Formed from super- + violent

Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs ‘force’

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Latin violō ‘to violate, use force’

Latin violentus ‘forcible’

Old French violent

Middle English violent ‘violent, forcible’

English violent

Today it means

adj Especially violent.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superviolent”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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