Where does “vilaĝo” come from?
vilaĝo (Esperanto) comes from English village, from Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villaticus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
vilaĝo (Esperanto): village
Definitions
- village
Ancestry of “vilaĝo”, step by step
vilaĝo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English village
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | village | A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a... |
| 2 | Middle English | village | — |
| 3 | Old French | village | — |
| 4 | Latin | villaticus | related to a vīlla |
| 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 French village
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | village | village; town, city |
via Italian villaggio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | villaggio | village, hamlet |