Etymology

urbs

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Today it means: A walled city in Ancient Rome. Full definition →

Latin urbs ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? ← Proto-Italic *worβis?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*werbʰ-
  2. Proto-Italic*worβis?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰosder.?
  5. Latinurbs
  6. English todayurbs

Borrowed from Latin urbs.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.