Where does “suburban” come from?
suburban (German) comes from German urban, from Latin Urbānus, 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.
suburban (German): suburban
Definitions
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Ancestry of “suburban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | urban | urban |
| 2 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 3 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |