Where does “bidonville” come from?
bidonville (Italian) comes from French bidonville, from French ville, from Middle French ville, from Old French ville, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bidonville (Italian): shantytown, slum
Definitions
- shantytown, slum
Ancestry of “bidonville”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bidonville | shantytown, slum |
| 2 | French | ville | town, city |
| 3 | Middle French | ville | city or town |
| 4 | Old French | ville | city or town |
| 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 |