Where does “urbanist” come from?
urbanist (English) comes from French urbaniste, from French urbanisme, from French urbain, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urbanist (English): A person who studies cities and their growth; An...
Definitions
- A person who studies cities and their growth; An...
Ancestry of “urbanist”, step by step
urbanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French urbaniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | urbaniste | town planner |
| 2 | French | urbanisme | urban planning, urbanism |
| 3 | French | urbain | urban; urbane, courteous, refined |
| 4 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 5 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |