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Where does “ci” come from?

ci (Latin) comes from Latin cio, from Latin cieo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ci (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “ci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincioAlternative form of cieō
2LatincieoI put in motion; act; I move, stir, shake; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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