Etymology

cityful

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Today it means: Enough to fill a city. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *fullaz ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ← English city
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  12. English todaycityful

From city + -ful.

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