villa
English
/ˈvɪlə/
noun
Definitions
- (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- (UK) A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.
- (Ancient Rome) A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian villa (country house) derived from Latin vīlla (country house, villa).
Origin
Latin
vīlla
Gloss
country house, villa
Kanji
荘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Villan English
- villadom English
- villakin English
- villalike English
- villa Latin
- villanus Latin
- villaris Latin
- villaticus Latin
- vīlla Latin
- vīllānus Latin
- villa Italian
- villeggiare Italian
- villetta Italian
- villa Dutch, Flemish
- villa French
- вилла Russian
- villa Norwegian Bokmål
- villa Swedish
- villa Norwegian Nynorsk
- -ville Old French
- vile Old French
- ville Old French
- vila Catalan, Valencian
- villa Latvian
- villa Turkish
- vila Old Portuguese
- ڤلة Hijazi Arabic