Where does “rural” come from?
rural (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin rūrālis, from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
rural (Norwegian Bokmål): rural
Ancestry of “rural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rūrālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | rūs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rowos | country, countryside, open land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewos | open space, field |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |