Where does “civito” come from?

civito (Ido) comes from Esperanto civito, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

civito (Ido): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “civito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantocivitocity
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 keiwisEvery word from Latin cīvitās
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