Where does “urbo” come from?
urbo (Esperanto) comes 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.
urbo (Esperanto): city, town
Ancestry of “urbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | worβis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “urbo”