Etymology

rustic

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Today it means: Country-styled or pastoral; rural. Full definition →

Latin rūsticus ← Old Latin *rowestikos ← Proto-Italic *rowos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*rewh₁os
  2. Proto-Italic*rowos
  3. Old Latin*rowos, *rowezos
  4. Old Latin*rowestikos
  5. Latinrūsticus
  6. English todayrustic

Borrowed from Latin rūsticus. Doublet of roister.

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