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Where does “inurbanus” come from?

inurbanus (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “inurbanus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inurbanus”

  • inurbane
  • inurbanely
  • inurbaneness
  • inurbane
  • inurbanamente
  • inurbano
  • inurbanità
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