Where does “bidonville” come from?
bidonville (French) comes from French ville, from Middle French ville, from Old French ville, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bidonville (French): shantytown, slum
Definitions
- shantytown, slum
Ancestry of “bidonville”, step by step
bidonville traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ville
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ville | town, city |
| 2 | Middle French | ville | city or town |
| 3 | Old French | ville | city or town |
| 4 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 5 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 6 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via French bidon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bidon | can, tin, canister; tummy; rigged |
| 2 | Middle French | bidon | small portable container, sealed and made of wood... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bíða | to abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bidōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bidjan | tub, vessel, vat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidʰ- | to command; pot, bucket, barrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |