Where does “cita” come from?
cita (Catalan) comes from Catalan citar, from Latin citāre, from Latin ciere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Ancestry of “cita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | citar | to summon, gather together; to quote, cite |
| 2 | Latin | citāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ciere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |