Where does “citar” come from?

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

citar (Portuguese): to summon; to cite, quote

Definitions

  1. to summon; to cite, quote

Ancestry of “citar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “citar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin ciere →Every word from Latin citāre →