Where does “vilenie” come from?
vilenie (French) comes from French vilain, from Old French vilain, from Late Latin villanus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
vilenie (French): vileness, baseness; wickedness
Definitions
- vileness, baseness; wickedness
Ancestry of “vilenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vilain | villain; peasant; country dweller |
| 2 | Old French | vilain | peasant; commoner |
| 3 | Late Latin | villanus | farm worker; A villein: a serf or low-class farm... |
| 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 |