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
- city; housing estate; past participle of citer
Ancestry of “cité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cité | city |
| 2 | Old French | cité | city |
| 3 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
Words derived from “cité”