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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

  1. Alternative form of suburbanize

Ancestry of “suburbanise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuburbanRelating to or characteristic of or situated on...
2Latinsuburbanussuburban
3LatinUrbānus—
4Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
5Proto-Italicworβis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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