Where does “viles” come from?
viles (Tok Pisin) comes from English village, from Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villaticus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
viles (Tok Pisin): village
Definitions
- village
Ancestry of “viles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | village | A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a... |
| 2 | Middle English | village | — |
| 3 | Old French | village | — |
| 4 | Latin | villaticus | related to a vīlla |
| 5 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 6 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |