viola (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[viola 词源字典]
"tenor violin," 1797, from Italian viola, from Old Provençal viola, from Medieval Latin vitula "stringed instrument," perhaps from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy (see fiddle), or from related Latin verb vitulari "to exult, be joyful." Viola da gamba "bass viol" (1724) is from Italian, literally "a viola for the leg" (i.e. to hold between the legs).[viola etymology, viola origin, 英语词源]
ViolayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
fem. proper name, from Latin viola "the violet" (see violet).