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Where does “city-maasturi” come from?

city-maasturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish city, 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.

city-maasturi (Finnish): Alternative spelling of citymaasturi

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of citymaasturi

Ancestry of “city-maasturi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcity—
2EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
3Middle Englishcitecity
4Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
5Latincīvitās—
6Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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