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Etymology of the English word intercity

the English word intercity
derived from the English word city
derived from the English word cite
derived from the Old French word citer
derived 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 cite
derived 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 cité
derived 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 civitatio
derived from the Latin word civis (fellow citizen; countryman, woman)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kei-
using the English prefix inter-
derived from the Latin prefix inter-
derived from the Latin word inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

Derivations in other languages

Italian intercity

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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