Where does “메가시티” come from?

메가시티 (Korean) comes from English megacity, from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

메가시티 (Korean): megacity

Definitions

  1. megacity

Ancestry of “메가시티”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegacityA very large city; a megalopolis
2EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
3Middle Englishcitecity
4Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
5Latincīvitās—
6Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →