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Italian word città comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, Old Latin ceivis, and later Proto-Italic *keiwis ((possibly) citizen. Society.)
*ḱe- (Proto-Indo-European)
ceivis (Old Latin)
*keiwis (Proto-Italic)
(possibly) citizen. Society.
civis (English)
civis (Latin)
Citizen.
civitas (Latin)
"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)
città (Italian)
Town, city.