Etymology of the English word suburb
the English word
suburbderived from the Old French word
suburbederived from the Late Latin word
suburbium (suburb)
derived from the Latin word
urbs (city; City of Rome)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of suburb in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
slurb,
suburbia,
exurb,
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burb,
exurban,
exurbaniteUsage
Word found in Modern English
