Where does “cittade” come from?

cittade (Italian) comes from Latin civitatem, from Latin civitas, from Latin civis, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cittade (Italian): Obsolete form of città

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of città

Ancestry of “cittade”, step by step

cittade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin civitatem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincivitatemaccusative singular of cīvitās
2Latincivitascitizenship and its rights; often referring to...
3Latinciviscitizen; a subject
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Italian città

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancittàtown, city
2Latincīvitātem—

Words derived from “cittade”

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