Where does “cita” come from?

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

cita (Spanish): date; appointment; quote, quotation

Definitions

  1. date; appointment; quote, quotation

Ancestry of “cita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcitarto cite; to summon; to schedule, to make an...
2Latincitāre
3Latincieresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “cita

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Latin ciereEvery word from Latin citāre