Latin
urbs
‘a city, walled town’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin urbs.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin urbs, most familiar first.
- urban ← urbain ← urbānus
- suburban ← suburbanus
- conurbation
- urbanity ← urbanitie ← urbanité ← urbānitās ← urbānus
- urbs
- amburbium
- inurbane ← inurbānus ← urbānus
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Etymograph / Latin urbs