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Urban

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means relating to a city or densely populated area
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Stage 1 of 3
urbs
Latin · ancient
"city"
city
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Stage 2 of 3
urbanus
Latin · ancient
"of the city"
of the city, from urbs
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Stage 3 of 3
urban
English · 1600s
"relating to a city or densely populated area"
settled as the English word for something relating to a city or town
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