Where does “villi” come from?
villi (Hungarian) comes from German Willi, from Slovak víly, from Swedish víla, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa — flat.
villi (Hungarian): fairy; tram
Definitions
- fairy; tram
Ancestry of “villi”, step by step
villi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Willi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Willi | willy, penis |
| 2 | Slovak | víly | — |
| 3 | Swedish | víla | fairy |
| 4 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 8 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Hungarian villamos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | villamos | electric, electrical; tram, streetcar |
| 2 | Hungarian | villám | lightning; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Hungarian | villa | fork; villa |
| 4 | Italian | villa | mansion; detached house, residence; country... |
| 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 |