Where does “villanus” come from?

villanus (Late Latin) comes from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

villanus (Late Latin): farm worker; A villein: a serf or low-class farm...

Definitions

  1. farm worker; A villein: a serf or low-class farm...

Ancestry of “villanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīllacountry house; villa
2Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
3Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “villanus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →
villanus — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer