Where does “citi” come from?

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

citi (Italian): second-person singular present of citare;...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present of citare;...

Ancestry of “citi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancitareto summon; to sue; to summons or subpoena; to...
2Latincitāre—
3Latincieresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin ciere →Every word from Latin citāre →