Where does “ヴィラン” come from?

ヴィラン (Japanese) comes from English villain, from Middle English vilein, from Old French vilein, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ヴィラン (Japanese): villain

Definitions

  1. villain

Ancestry of “ヴィラン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvillainA vile, wicked person; In fiction, a character...
2Middle Englishvileinvillain
3Old FrenchvileinAlternative form of vilain; villain
4Medieval Latinvillanusvillager
5Latinvīllacountry house; villa
6Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
7Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin vetus