Etymology

microcity

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Today it means: An unusually small city or citylike environment. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  6. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  7. Latinceivis
  8. Latinceivitās
  9. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  10. Old Frenchcitet
  11. Middle Englishcite
  12. Englishcity
  13. English todaymicrocity

From micro- + city.

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