Where does “villageress” come from?
villageress (English) comes from English villager, from English village, from Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villaticus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
villageress (English): A female villager
Definitions
- A female villager
Ancestry of “villageress”, step by step
villageress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English villager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | villager | A person who lives in, or comes from, a village;... |
| 2 | English | village | A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a... |
| 3 | Middle English | village | — |
| 4 | Old French | village | — |
| 5 | Latin | villaticus | related to a vīlla |
| 6 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 7 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 8 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |