Where does “citet” come from?

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

citet (Old French): Alternative form of cité

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cité

Ancestry of “citet”, step by step

citet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cīvitās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincīvitās—
2Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Late Latin civitas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincivitas—

Words derived from “citet”

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