Etymology

uncity

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Today it means: To deprive of the status of a city. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  10. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  11. Latinceivis
  12. Latinceivitās
  13. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  14. Old Frenchcitet
  15. Middle Englishcite
  16. Englishcity
  17. English todayuncity

From un- + city.

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