Where does “Bond villain” come from?
Bond villain (English) comes from English Bond, from Middle English bond, from Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
Bond villain (English): An evil mastermind who attempts to take over the...
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- An evil mastermind who attempts to take over the...
Ancestry of “Bond villain”, step by step
Bond villain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bond | A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the l |
| 2 | Middle English | bond | Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf |
| 3 | Old English | bōnda | husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 5 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English villain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | villain | A vile, wicked person; In fiction, a character... |
| 2 | Middle English | vilein | villain |
| 3 | Old French | vilein | Alternative form of vilain; villain |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | villanus | villager |
| 5 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 6 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |