Where does “vile” come from?
vile (French) comes from French vil, from Latin vīlis, from Proto-Italic weslis, from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s.
vile (French): feminine singular of vil
Ancestry of “vile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | vil | cheap, worthless; vile |
| 2 | Latin | vīlis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | weslis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wes-li-s | — |