Where does the name of this word come from? How did “street” first appear in Russian? The answer lies in etymology. It remains only to find out why the street was so named. We will deal with this issue.
What is a street?
An explanatory dictionary defines a street as a passage between two buildings. It can be both driving and pedestrian.
A street is what is between the space occupied by houses. If there are no buildings nearby, then it is determined by the presence of static objects located at a limited distance from each other.
These sites can be created both in large and small cities, and in villages, towns, on farms.
A street in a simple household designation is what is outside the buildings.
They come in several forms. The city must distinguish:
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main streets;
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highways of local importance, as well as district;
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residential;
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intra- and inter-quarterly;
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walking for people;
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tram for rail;
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dead ends, which end with a wall or fence of a building;
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cycling - it is allowed to ride bicycles on them.
In the village, as a rule, there are no such units. The street can be: main, pedestrian or travel. In small villages there is one street.
But all this applies to the direct purpose of hard coatings. And where did the word come from, who suggested introducing it into the vocabulary?
The origin of the word
Why was the street called the street? The words with the same root are “lane” and “lane”. The most banal and simple explanation can be formed when a person begins to disassemble them into parts. Most people are still convinced that the street is so called, because it is literally located "at the face" of houses. And such a version may exist, since it partially reflects the location. But she is wrong.
What did the word mean before?
The street arose in ancient times. And then the gaps between the houses were called almost the same.
Why was the street called the street? The roots of this word are not Russian, they are Old Slavic. “Ula” is a ditch or a certain passage, an open place. The ancestors of modern people called this word a place where nothing grew, there were no houses. It was a wasteland.
The peoples in the Indo-European linguistic plane had his cognate word. In Greece, the cavity was called aulos. In the Westphalian language, when they pointed to the meadow, they said aul. Now it’s becoming more clear why the street was called the street.
Outwardly, the street may change depending on the growth of the city, changes in it. It can be built up or a park made in that place.
Street types
There are different street options. The space between the houses is called differently, depending on the width, length, purposes for which it serves:
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the street, surrounded on two sides by greenery, is called an alley, they are often created in parks;
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Boulevard is a spacious area with benches, trees and, possibly, alleys;
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the road is intended for transport;
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the ring is the street that has the corresponding shape;
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highway - a busy road;
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lane is the distance between large streets;
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embankment - a section between houses and a reservoir;
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the avenue goes straight, very wide.
Usually each street has its own name for easier recognition. Names can be preserved for a long time and still refer to the pre-revolutionary life of Russia.
Why are the streets so called
There is a whole science that studies old names, the origin of the streets. It is called toponymy.
Key ideas for street names:
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names of political leaders;
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names of parks;
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names of trees that are planted nearby;
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monuments or churches that are on the street;
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the name of an outstanding scientist, artist, artist, writer, poet who lived there;
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indication of geographical location.
Why can not you name the street after a famous person? Some people claim that calling private names is a bad omen. Others say that then the name itself begins to fade, it is repeated many times, and not always in a positive way. The memory of a person is erased. There remains the daily perception of the place.
After one political regime is overthrown, the streets can be renamed, as the ideologists of the former party are annoying. In addition, old names are forgotten. Contemporaries no longer know in honor of whom this or that part of the city was called before.
