Etymology

anticity

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Today it means: Opposing a city. Full definition →

English city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  8. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  9. Latinceivis
  10. Latinceivitās
  11. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  12. Old Frenchcitet
  13. Middle Englishcite
  14. Englishcity
  15. English todayanticity

From anti- + city.

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