Where does “cidade” come from?

cidade (Mirandese) comes from Old Leonese ciubdad, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cidade (Mirandese): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “cidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leoneseciubdadcity
2Latincīvitās—
3Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →
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