Where does “ruralness” come from?
ruralness (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.
ruralness (English): The quality of being rural
Definitions
- The quality of being rural
Ancestry of “ruralness”, step by step
ruralness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |