Etymology

intracity

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Today it means: Within a city. 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*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  7. Old Frenchcitet
  8. Middle Englishcite
  9. Englishcity
  10. English todayintracity

From intra- + city.

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