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Rural

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means relating to the countryside, as opposed to urban areas
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Stage 1 of 2
ruralis
Latin · ancient
"relating to the countryside"
relating to the countryside, from rus (the country)
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Stage 2 of 2
rural
English · 1400s
"relating to the countryside, as opposed to a city"
settled as the English word for anything relating to the countryside
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