Where does “citee” come from?
citee (Middle English) comes from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
citee (Middle English): Alternative form of cite
Ancestry of “citee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cité | city |
| 2 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
Words derived from “citee”