Where does “vilicus” come from?

vilicus (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.

vilicus (Latin): bailiff, steward of a farm/estate

Definitions

  1. bailiff, steward of a farm/estate

Ancestry of “vilicus”, 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 “vilicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →
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