Muchembled points out that the word violence appeared for the first time at the beginning of the thirteenth century, derived from Latin vis that means force, vigor, and represents a human being with an irascible and brutal temperament.
Allí plantea que la palabra violenciaaparece a principios del siglo XIII, deriva del latín vis, que significa fuerza, vigor, y representa a un ser humano de temperamento iracundo y brutal.