Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “vil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīlis—
2Proto-Italicweslis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—

Words derived from “vil”

  • fielt
  • fieltachtig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s →