vill- root words — words with the vill- root

The root vill- comes from Latin villa, meaning country house, estate. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including village, villages, villa, villager, villagers, villain, villainous, villains, villainy, villas, villein. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vill- root

Explore words with vill- — words containing the vill- root and sharing its sense of "country house, estate". Examples include village, villages, villa, villager, villagers, villain, villainous, villains, villainy, villas, villein. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vill- mean?

The vill- root means country house, estate, from Latin villa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.