Where does “cité” come from?

cité (French) comes from Middle French cité, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cité (French): city; housing estate; past participle of citer

Definitions

  1. city; housing estate; past participle of citer

Ancestry of “cité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcitécity
2Old Frenchcitécity
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “cité”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →
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