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- Latin · derived fromopus citātum“quoted work; the work quoted”
- Latin · derived fromoperibus citātīs“in the works quoted”
- English todayoperibus citatis
From post-Classical Latin operibus citātīs (“in the works quoted”), ablative plural form of Latin opus citātum (“quoted work; the work quoted”). Compare opere citato.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.