Where does “urbi” come from?

urbi (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.

urbi (Latin): dative singular of urbs

Definitions

  1. dative singular of urbs

Ancestry of “urbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
2Proto-Italicworβiscity
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ- →