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Where does “rustico” come from?

rustico (Italian) comes from Latin rusticus, from Proto-Italic rowestikos, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rustico (Italian): rustic; rough, coarse; cottage , cabin

Definitions

  1. rustic; rough, coarse; cottage , cabin

Ancestry of “rustico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrusticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined,...
2Proto-Italicrowestikosrural, rustic
3Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rustico”

  • rusticamente
  • rustichezza
  • rusticità
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