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Where does “inurbane” come from?

inurbane (Italian) comes from Italian inurbano, from Latin inurbanus, 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.

inurbane (Italian): feminine plural of inurbano

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of inurbano

Ancestry of “inurbane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinurbanorude, impolite, unkind
2Latininurbanus—
3LatinUrbānus—
4Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
5Proto-Italicworβis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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