Etymology

-acity

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Middle French -acité ← Latin -ācitās
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  1. Latin · derived from-ācea
  2. Latin · derived from-ācitās
  3. Middle French · derived from-acité
  4. English today-acity

From (1) Middle French -acité, from Latin -ācitās, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -i- + -tās and (2) suffixal construction from Latin -ācea + -ity.

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