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

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of vil

Ancestry of “vile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvilcheap, worthless; vile
2Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
3Proto-Italicweslis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s →Every word from Proto-Italic weslis →Every word from Latin vīlis →