Etymology

rural

ru·ral
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Today it means: Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. Full definition →

Old French rural ← Latin rūrālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromrūrālis“rural”
  2. Old French · derived fromrural
  3. English todayrural

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

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