English
Smallville
From small + -ville.
Formed from small + -ville
Proto-Germanic *smalaz
Proto-West Germanic *smal
Old English smæl ‘narrow’
Middle English smal ‘small’
English small
Today it means
name A fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Smallville