Where does “cidade” come from?

cidade (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cidade, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cidade (Galician): city; hill-fort, or other Roman or Iron Age ruins

Definitions

  1. city; hill-fort, or other Roman or Iron Age ruins

Ancestry of “cidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecidadecity
2Latincīvitās—
3Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →