Where does “megacity” come from?

megacity (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.

megacity (English): A very large city; a megalopolis

Definitions

  1. A very large city; a megalopolis

Ancestry of “megacity”, step by step

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

Words derived from “megacity

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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