Where does “suburban” come from?
Suburban derives from Latin suburbanus, formed from Latin urbs meaning "city" and the suffix -anus, with urbs descending from Proto-Indo-European werb-.
suburban (English): Relating to or characteristic of or situated on...
Definitions
- Relating to or characteristic of or situated on...
Ancestry of “suburban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suburbanus | suburban |
| 2 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 3 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |