Where does “vilificare” come from?

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

vilificare (Italian): to vilify

Definitions

  1. to vilify

Ancestry of “vilificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvilificoI make of little value
2Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
3Proto-Italicweslis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s

Words derived from “vilificare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-sEvery word from Proto-Italic weslisEvery word from Latin vīlis