Where does “citator” come from?

citator (English) comes from Latin citator, from Latin citāre, from Latin ciere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

citator (English): An index of citations of legal cases and other...

Definitions

  1. An index of citations of legal cases and other...

Ancestry of “citator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincitatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2Latincitāre—
3Latincieresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin ciere →Every word from Latin citāre →