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Where does “urbem” come from?

urbem (Latin) comes 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.

urbem (Latin): accusative singular of urbs

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of urbs

Ancestry of “urbem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “urbem”

  • megaurbe
  • urbe
  • Urbe
  • inurbarsi
  • urbe
  • urbi
  • urbe
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