Where does “précité” come from?

précité (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.

précité (French): above-mentioned

Definitions

  1. above-mentioned

Ancestry of “précité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcitécity; housing estate; past participle of citer
2Middle Frenchcitécity
3Old Frenchcitécity
4Latincīvitās—
5Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “précité”

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