Etymology of the English word city
the English word
cityderived from 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-derived from the Old French word
citéderived 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-derived from the Latin word
civitatioderived from the Latin word
civis (fellow citizen; countryman, woman)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-Date
The earliest known usage of city in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
citied,
citywide,
megacity,
cityscape,
supercity,
citified,
cityward,
intercityUsage
Word found in Modern English
