Where does “unurban” come from?
unurban (English) comes from English Urban, from Middle French urbain, 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.
unurban (English): Not urban
Definitions
- Not urban
Ancestry of “unurban”, step by step
unurban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Urban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Urban | An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible |
| 2 | Middle French | urbain | urban, belonging to a city; also: polite,... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |