Etymology

citation

ci·tat·ion
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Today it means: An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. Full definition →

Middle English citacioun ← Old French citation ← Latin citātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcitātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromcitation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcitacioun
  4. English todaycitation

From Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.