Italian word città comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, Old Latin ceivis, and later Proto-Italic *keiwis ((possibly) citizen. Society.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| ceivis | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| *keiwis | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | (possibly) citizen. Society. |
| civis | English (en) | |
| civis | Latin (lat) | Citizen. |
| civitas | Latin (lat) | "The City". (Medieval) a borough: a walled settlement, sometimes particularly former Roman towns. (Medieval, Christianity) the community of believers: either the Church or Heaven. (by extension) the body politic, the state. (classical) the capital or center of Roman administration in each Celtic civitas (see above). (late Medieval) a city: a Biblical, major, or specially incorporated town, [...] |
| cittade | Old Italian (it-oit) | |
| città | Italian (it) | Town, city. |