Where does “vilesco” come from?

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

vilesco (Latin): to become worthless

Definitions

  1. to become worthless

Ancestry of “vilesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
2Proto-Italicweslis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s →Every word from Proto-Italic weslis →Every word from Latin vīlis →