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Where does “rurally” come from?

rurally (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.

rurally (English): In a rural way; In a rural place; in the...

Definitions

  1. In a rural way; In a rural place; in the...

Ancestry of “rurally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruralRelating to the countryside or to agriculture; A...
2Old Frenchruralrural
3Latinrūrālis—
4Latinrūs—
5Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →