Etymology

intercity

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Today it means: Between cities; connecting cities with other cities. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  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 todayintercity

From inter- + city.

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