Where does “nonrustic” come from?
nonrustic (English) comes from English rustic, from French rustique, from Latin rusticus, from Proto-Italic rowestikos, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
nonrustic (English): Not rustic
Definitions
- Not rustic
Ancestry of “nonrustic”, step by step
nonrustic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rustic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rustic | Country-styled or pastoral; rural; Unfinished or... |
| 2 | French | rustique | rustic |
| 3 | Latin | rusticus | of the country, rural, rustic; unrefined,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rowestikos | rural, rustic |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rowos | country, countryside, open land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewos | open space, field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |