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Where does “rudis” come from?

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

rudis (Latin): rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...

Definitions

  1. rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...

Ancestry of “rudis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rudis”

  • rude
  • erudition
  • erudite
  • rudiment
  • rudimental
  • eruditely
  • erudit
  • rudesby
  • inerudite
  • rudery
  • rudeboy
  • unerudite
  • eruditeness
  • unrude
  • ruden
  • rudie
  • rudity
  • erudiate
  • rudeful
  • rudesome
  • rudeling
  • overrude
  • rudimentum
  • eruditio
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