Where does “vilain” come from?
vilain (Old French) comes from Late Latin villanus, 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.
vilain (Old French): peasant; commoner
Definitions
- peasant; commoner
Ancestry of “vilain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | villanus | farm worker; A villein: a serf or low-class farm... |
| 2 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 3 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 4 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |