Where does “Swea City” come from?

Swea 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 “Swea City”, step by step

Swea 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 Swedish svea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsveaof the Swedes
2SwedishsvearSwedes (members of a North Germanic tribe)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Italic keiwisEvery word from Latin cīvitās
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