English
village
Village comes from Latin vīllāticus ‘related to a vīlla’, from villa ‘country house’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- ‘settlement’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyḱ-‘settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weikslāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvilla‘country house’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīllāticus‘related to a vīlla’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400village
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyḱ-‘settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weikslāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvilla‘country house’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīllāticus‘related to a vīlla’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400village
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
Earliest quotation: 1907, Harold Bindloss, Toronto: “[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough…”
The story
The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- ‘settlement’
parish, ecology, vicinity, diocese, wick, parochial, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *weikslā
through Latin villa ‘country house’
Today it means
noun A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- / village