Where does “villin” come from?
villin (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian villi, 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 — flat.
villin (Hungarian): superessive singular of villi
Definitions
- superessive singular of villi
Ancestry of “villin”, step by step
villin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian villi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | villi | fairy; tram |
| 2 | German | Willi | willy, penis |
| 3 | Slovak | víly | — |
| 4 | Swedish | víla | fairy |
| 5 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 9 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |