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
- Within an urban area
Ancestry of “intraurban”, step by step
intraurban traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Urban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Urban | An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible |
| 2 | Middle French | urbain | urban, belonging to a city; also: polite,... |
| 3 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 4 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Romanian întra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întra | Alternative form of intra - to enter |
| 2 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 3 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 4 | Latin | interus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |