Where does “rude” come from?
Rude comes from Middle English rude, from Old French rude, from Latin rudis meaning rough or unlearned, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-.
rude (English): Bad-mannered; Somewhat obscene, pornographic,...
Definitions
- Bad-mannered; Somewhat obscene, pornographic,...
Ancestry of “rude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rude | — |
| 2 | Old French | rude | — |
| 3 | Latin | rudis | rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “rude”