What is the root word for urban?

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What is the root word for urban?

2006-08-23 14:59:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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City-like. From the Latin word "urbs", which means "city".

2006-08-23 15:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Romans distinguished between large and small centers of population. While a larger center was called civis ("city"), a smaller one was called an urbs ("town"). Hence our words urban "of the town" and suburb "part of a town" (from sub- "beneath").

2006-08-23 22:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Latin "urbi" or city. In "Quo Vadis?", Peter said "Urbi et orbi" (The City and the World).

2006-08-23 22:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋