Where does “citywide” come from?
Citywide comes from English city, from Middle English citee, from Old French cité, from Latin civitas meaning "state" or "citizenship," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- meaning "to lie" or "to settle."
citywide (English): Throughout a city; A combined order of a shot of...
Definitions
- Throughout a city; A combined order of a shot of...
Ancestry of “citywide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -wide | Throughout the specified area |
| 2 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 3 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |