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Where does “rusticate” come from?

rusticate (English) comes from Latin rusticatus, from Latin rusticor, from Latin rusticus, from Proto-Italic rowestikos, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rusticate (English): To suspend or expel from a college or university;...

Definitions

  1. To suspend or expel from a college or university;...

Ancestry of “rusticate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrusticatus
2LatinrusticorI live in the country
3Latinrusticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined,...
4Proto-Italicrowestikosrural, rustic
5Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rusticate”

  • rusticator
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