* "Ville" evolved from the Latin *villa* through the Vulgar Latin *villa* and Old French *vile*. Over time, it shifted in meaning from a country estate to a larger urban settlement, similar to a "town" or "city."
* "Villa" retained its original meaning of a country estate or a large house with gardens and grounds. This meaning persists in modern Italian and has been adopted in many other languages.
So, while both words share the same root, their meanings have diverged slightly over time due to their independent evolution in French and Italian.