Where does “ċċita” come from?

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

ċċita (Maltese): to quote, to cite

Definitions

  1. to quote, to cite

Ancestry of “ċċita”, 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 →