Where does “ciutat” come from?

ciutat (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ciutat, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ciutat (Occitan): city

Definitions

city

Ancestry of “ciutat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	ciutat	city
2	Latin	cīvitās	—
3	Proto-Italic	keiwis	society; citizen
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱey-	to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “ciutat”

ciutadan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →