Where does “citare” come from?

citare (Italian) comes from Latin citāre, from Latin ciere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

citare (Italian): to summon; to sue; to summons or subpoena; to...

Definitions

  1. to summon; to sue; to summons or subpoena; to...

Ancestry of “citare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincitāre—
2Latincieresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “citare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin ciere →Every word from Latin citāre →