Etymology of the English word rural
the English word
ruralderived from the Old French word
ruralderived from the Late Latin word
ruralisderived from the Late Latin word
rus (country, farm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reuÉ™-derived from the Latin word
ruralusDate
The earliest known usage of rural in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
rurality,
ruralizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
