Where does “rude” come from?

rude (Catalan) comes from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rude (Catalan): uncultured, rough

Definitions

  1. uncultured, rough

Ancestry of “rude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Latin rudis →