urbs

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a city, walled town
  • the City, Rome

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *worβis derived from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- (enclose).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werbʰ-

Gloss

enclose

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