Viola etymology in English

English word viola comes from Latin Vitula, Malayalam *vitula, Latin viola (Violet (flower).)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
Vitula	Latin (lat)
*vitula	Malayalam (mal)
viola	Latin (lat)	Violet (flower).
vitula	Malayalam (mal)
viola	Old Provençal (pro)
viola	Italian (it)	(music) fiddle. (music) viola Purple, violet Viola, violet (plant). Violet, purple (color).
viola	English (en)	(music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.. (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone.

Viola etymology