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English word villa comes from Latin -olus, Proto-Indo-European *weyg-, Proto-Indo-European *weiḱ-
-olus (Latin)
*weyg- (Proto-Indo-European)
*weiḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to settle; settlement, tribe
vicus (Latin)
Municipal section or ward, farm. Street; quarter, neighbourhood; row of houses. Village; hamlet.
*vicula (Latin)
villa (Latin)
Country house; villa. Estate, farm.
villa (Italian)
Detached house, residence. House in the country, villa. Mansion.
villa (English)
(Ancient Rome, plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.. (UK, plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.. (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.