English word origin

Etymology of villa

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. · A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street. · One’s village or ancestral homeland.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Root classification mention*weyḱ-ine-pro
Borrowed-form mentionvillait
Derivation mentionvīllala
Doublet mentionvillen
Doublet mentionvilleen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionvīllala
Doublet mentionvillen
Doublet mentionvilleen

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