Where does “rural” come from?

rural (Romanian) comes from French rural, from Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis, from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rural (Romanian): rural

Definitions

  1. rural

Ancestry of “rural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchruralrural
2Old Frenchruralrural
3LatinrūrālisOf or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
4Latinrūscountryside, country, lands, fields
5Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos →Every word from Proto-Italic rowos →