villa English · revision 6877

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1611|origins=la villa}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈvɪlə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|it|villa|t=country house, farm]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) partly also directly [[bor|la|villa|t=country house, farm]],^(Hoad 1986)^(SOED 2002) related to [[m|la|vicus|t=village, group of houses]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*weyḱ-|alt=*weik-|t=clan]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A country mansion in Italy or other continental countries: 1611; of the ancient Romans, 1615.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of residences in England it is from 1711, properly a country house of some size and architectural pretension.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) A handsome residence in the suburbs of a town is from the 18th century (1755),^(Hoad 1986)^(OED 1989) and the word came down in the world to mean any detached or semi-detached suburban house.^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023) A holiday home abroad is a modern British use.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1611 – an Italian country house.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1615 – a Roman country house.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1711 – in English use.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1755 – a handsome suburban house.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A large country house with grounds, especially in ancient Rome.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A rented holiday house, especially in southern Europe.^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(British)'' A detached or semi-detached house in a residential area.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[villalike]]

+ * [[villadom]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[village]]

+ * [[villain]]

+ * [[vicinity]]

+ * [[villanelle]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}