cite

Middle English

/siˈteː/

noun

Definitions

city

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cité derived from Latin civitas.

Origin

Latin

civitas

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

citizen English
civitas Latin
civītātem Latin
cīvis Latin
cīvitās Latin
cīvitātem Latin
*ḱey- Proto-Indo-European
citeseyn Middle English
city Middle English
citeien Old French
cité Old French
cité Middle French
citesain xno