Etymology

urbanite

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Today it means: Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area. Full definition →

English urban ← Latin urbānus ← Middle French urbain
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urbanite · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
  2. Proto-Italic*worβis?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
  5. Latinurbs
  6. Latinurbānus
  7. Middle Frenchurbain
  8. Latinurbānus
  9. Englishurban
  10. English todayurbanite

From urban + -ite (“resident of a particular area”).

urbanite · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
  2. Proto-Italic*worβis?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
  5. Latinurbs
  6. Latinurbānus
  7. Middle Frenchurbain
  8. Latinurbānus
  9. Englishurban
  10. English todayurbanite

From urban + -ite (“rock or mineral”).

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