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
1Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
2Proto-Italicweslis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—

Words derived from “vile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s →Every word from Proto-Italic weslis →Every word from Latin vīlis →