Etymology of the English word cite
the English word
citederived from the Old French word
citerderived from the Latin word
citare (urge on, encourage; promote)
derived from the Latin word
citus (quick, swift, rapid)
derived from the Latin word
ciere (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-derived from the Latin word
cire (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
derived from the Old French word
citederived from the Latin word
civitas (community, city, town)
derived from the Latin word
civis (fellow citizen; countryman, woman)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-Date
The earliest known usage of cite in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
miscite,
city,
cited,
citingCognates
Dutch
citeren, French
citer, German
zitieren, Italian
citare, Lithuanian
cituoti, Norwegian
sitere, Polish
cytować, Russian
цитиpoвaть, Spanish
citar, Swedish
citeraUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
