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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.

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