Where does “rude” come from?

rude (Italian) comes from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rude (Italian): tough; rough, coarse

Definitions

  1. tough; rough, coarse

Ancestry of “rude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Latin rudis →