Etymology

villa

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Today it means: A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. Full definition →

Italian villa ← Latin vīlla
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villa · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvīlla“country house”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromvilla
  3. English todayvilla

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

villa · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvīlla“country house”
  2. English todayvilla

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

Words from the same roots

Latinvīlla all →

villagevillvillein

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