Where does “urbs” come from?

urbs (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

urbs (Classical Latin): a city, walled town; the City, Rome

Definitions

  1. a city, walled town; the City, Rome

Ancestry of “urbs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicworβiscity
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ- →