Etymology of the English word vilify
the English word vilify
derived from the Late Latin word vilificare
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
derived from the Latin word vilis (cheap, common, mean)