Where does “villancico” come from?
villancico (Italian) comes from Spanish villancico, from Spanish villano, from Latin vīllānus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
villancico (Italian): villancico traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song
Definitions
- villancico traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song
Ancestry of “villancico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | villancico | villancico; Christmas carol |
| 2 | Spanish | villano | peasant; rude, bad-mannered; villain, bad guy |
| 3 | Latin | vīllānus | Of or pertaining to a vill, town or city |
| 4 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 5 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 6 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |