A violet is a small flower, often purple, and the word is also used for a shade of purple color.
From Old French “violete,” a diminutive of “viole,” from Latin “viola,” meaning “violet.” The flower’s name later became the name of its distinctive color.
Violet is actually one end of the visible light spectrum—beyond it is invisible ultraviolet light. So when you say “violet,” you’re naming both a flower and a fundamental color of physics.
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