Where does “cità” come from?

cità (Sicilian) comes from Latin civitas, from Latin civis, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cità (Sicilian): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “cità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincivitascitizenship and its rights; often referring to...
2Latinciviscitizen; a subject
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 civis →