Etymology

undercity

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Today it means: A subterranean city. Full definition →

English city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  13. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  14. Latinceivis
  15. Latinceivitās
  16. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  17. Old Frenchcitet
  18. Middle Englishcite
  19. Englishcity
  20. English todayundercity

From under- + city.

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