Etymograph

English

GeoCity

Back-formation from GeoCities, from geo- + cities.

Formed from geo- + city

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to settle, be lying down’

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Latin cīvis ‘citizen’

Latin cīvitās ‘citizenship; the state, citizens’

Old French citet ‘city’

Middle English cite ‘a city’

English city

Today it means

noun A community of common interests on GeoCities.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / GeoCity