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Where does “intraurban” come from?

intraurban (English) comes from English Urban, from Middle French urbain, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, 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.

intraurban (English): Within an urban area

Definitions

  1. Within an urban area

Ancestry of “intraurban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUrban—
2Middle Frenchurbainurban, belonging to a city; also: polite,...
3LatinUrbānus—
4Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
5Proto-Italicworβis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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