Where does “mégacité” come from?
mégacité (French) comes from French cité, 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.
mégacité (French): megacity, megalopolis
Ancestry of “mégacité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cité | city; housing estate; past participle of citer |
| 2 | Middle French | cité | city |
| 3 | Old French | cité | city |
| 4 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |