Where does “rural” come from?

rural (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): rural

Definitions

  1. rural

Ancestry of “rural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrūrālisOf or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
2Latinrūscountryside, country, lands, fields
3Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos →Every word from Proto-Italic rowos →