Where does “rude” come from?
rude (French) comes from Old French rude, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rude (French): rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh,...
Definitions
- rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh,...
Ancestry of “rude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | rude | — |
| 2 | Latin | rudis | rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “rude”