Where does “unrude” come from?
unrude (English) comes from English rude, from Middle English rude, from Old French rude, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
unrude (English): Not rude
Ancestry of “unrude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | rude | Bad-mannered; Somewhat obscene, pornographic,... |
| 2 | Middle English | rude | — |
| 3 | Old French | rude | — |
| 4 | Latin | rudis | rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |