Where does “villanelle” come from?
villanelle (English) comes from French villanelle, from Italian villanella, from Italian villano, from Latin vīllānus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
villanelle (English): A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and...
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- A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and...
Ancestry of “villanelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | villanelle | villanelle |
| 2 | Italian | villanella | country girl |
| 3 | Italian | villano | rude, bad-mannered; A rude or bad-mannered... |
| 4 | Latin | vīllānus | Of or pertaining to a vill, town or city |
| 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 |