Where does “вила” come from?
вила (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
вила (Serbo-Croatian): fairy; villa
Definitions
- fairy; villa
Ancestry of “вила”, step by step
вила traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vīlla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 2 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 3 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Proto-Slavic vila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vila | "South Slavic:" a kind of female nature spirit... |