Where does “rural” come from?

rural (French) comes from Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis, from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rural (French): rural

Definitions

  1. rural

Ancestry of “rural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchruralrural
2LatinrūrālisOf or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3Latinrūscountryside, country, lands, fields
4Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rural”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos →Every word from Proto-Italic rowos →