Where does “citer” come from?

citer (Old French) comes from Latin citāre, from Latin ciere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “citer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincitāre
2Latincieresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “citer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-