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Where does “citer” come from?

citer (Latin) comes from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

citer (Latin): on this side; near; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. on this side; near; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “citer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincison or to this or the near side of; short of;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
3Middle Englishkyt—
4Germankitt—
5Old High Germankuti—
6Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
7Proto-Germanickweduzresin
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
9Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “citer”

  • citerior
  • citro
  • citimus
  • citerior
  • citra
  • citérieur
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