Where does “Civitavecchia” come from?

Civitavecchia (Italian) comes from Italian Civita, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “Civitavecchia”, step by step

Civitavecchia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Civita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCivitaany of several small Italian towns
2Latincīvitās—
3Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Italian [[vecchio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[vecchio—

via Italian vecchia]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvecchia]]—

Words derived from “Civitavecchia”

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