Where does “cit.” come from?
cit. (English) comes from Latin citātus, from Latin citāre, from Latin ciere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
cit. (English): Abbreviation of cited; Abbreviation of...
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- Abbreviation of cited; Abbreviation of...
Ancestry of “cit.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | citātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | citāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ciere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |