Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “ruridecanal” come from?

ruridecanal (English) comes from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

ruridecanal (English): Of or pertaining to a rural dean

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a rural dean

Ancestry of “ruridecanal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūs—
2Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →