Where does “ruralish” come from?
ruralish (English) comes from English rural, from Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis, from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
ruralish (English): Somewhat rural
Definitions
- Somewhat rural
Ancestry of “ruralish”, step by step
ruralish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rural | Relating to the countryside or to agriculture; A... |
| 2 | Old French | rural | rural |
| 3 | Latin | rūrālis | Of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic |
| 4 | Latin | rūs | countryside, country, lands, fields |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rowos | country, countryside, open land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewos | open space, field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |