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English word violence comes from Proto-Italic *wīs (Strength, force, power.)
*wīs (Proto-Italic)
Strength, force, power.
vim (Latin)
violentus (Latin)
Forcible, violent, vehement. Impetuous; boisterous.
violentia (Latin)
Aggressiveness. Violence.
violence (Old French)
Act of violence. Violence.
violence (English)
(nonstandard) To subject to violence. (figuratively) Injustice, wrong.. (obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation. Action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering.. Extreme force.. Widespread fighting.