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Where does “rūrālis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rūrālis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūs—
2Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
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