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Where does “vile” come from?

vile (Italian) comes from Latin vīlis, from Proto-Italic weslis, from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s.

vile (Italian): cowardly, dastardly; base, miserable, mean;...

Definitions

  1. cowardly, dastardly; base, miserable, mean;...

Ancestry of “vile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīlis—
2Proto-Italicweslis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—

Words derived from “vile”

  • vili
  • avvilente
  • avvilentemente
  • vilità
  • avvilire
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