Where does “suburbanise” come from?
suburbanise (English) comes from English suburban, from Latin suburbanus, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
suburbanise (English): Alternative form of suburbanize
Definitions
- Alternative form of suburbanize
Ancestry of “suburbanise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suburban | Relating to or characteristic of or situated on... |
| 2 | Latin | suburbanus | suburban |
| 3 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 4 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |