Where does “ciudad” come from?
ciudad (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish ciudad, from Old Spanish cibdat, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
ciudad (Classical Nahuatl): city
Ancestry of “ciudad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ciudad | city |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cibdat | city, town |
| 3 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |