Where does “Downieville” come from?
Downieville (English) comes from English ville, from French ville, from Middle French ville, from Old French ville, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Downieville (English): named after William Downie
Definitions
- named after William Downie
Ancestry of “Downieville”, step by step
Downieville traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ville
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ville | A Vietnamese village |
| 2 | French | ville | town, city |
| 3 | Middle French | ville | city or town |
| 4 | Old French | ville | city or town |
| 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 |
via English Downie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Downie | A person with Down's syndrome |
| 2 | English | -ie | Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |