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Where does “urba” come from?

urba (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto urbo, 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.

urba (Esperanto): civic; urban

Definitions

  1. civic; urban

Ancestry of “urba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantourbocity, town
2Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
3Proto-Italicworβis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “urba”

  • urban
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