Etymology

gigacity

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Today it means: A city even larger in scale than a megacity. Full definition →

English city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet
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  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  5. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  6. Latinceivis
  7. Latinceivitās
  8. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  9. Old Frenchcitet
  10. Middle Englishcite
  11. Englishcity
  12. English todaygigacity

From giga- + city, after megacity.

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