Where does “rurale” come from?

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

rurale (Italian): country; rural

Definitions

  1. country; rural

Ancestry of “rurale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rurale”

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