Where does “Jade City” come from?

Jade City (English) comes from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “Jade City”, step by step

Jade City traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English city

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
2Middle Englishcitecity
3Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
4Latincīvitās—
5Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English Jade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJadeA semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines
2Frenchjadejade
3Frenchejadejade
4SpanishijadaSynonym of ijar, side; flank; pain felt in the...
5Latiniliata—
6Latinīlia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →