Etymograph

English

agrocity

Agrocity comes from Old French citet ‘city’, from Proto-Italic *keiwis ‘society’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to be lying down’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to be lying down’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*keiwis‘society’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivis
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivitās
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcivitasas cīvitātem‘city’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400citet‘city’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cite
  8. English1500–presentcity
  9. Englishtodayagrocity

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to be lying down’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*keiwis‘society’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivis
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivitās
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcivitasas cīvitātem‘city’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400citet‘city’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cite
  8. English1500–presentcity
  9. Englishtodayagrocity

A compound of agro- + city

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field, pasturage’

Proto-Italic *agros ‘field’

Latin ager ‘field’

English agro-

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

Linked words

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

home, hide, cemetery, coma, haunt, ceilidh, hame, incivility, 28 more

through Proto-Italic *keiwis ‘society’

civilisation, civics, civility, civilize, 15 more

through Latin ceivis

civil, civic, 19 more

through Late Latin civitas ‘city’

citadel, civitas, 14 more

Today it means

noun A city designed around the practice of agriculture.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- / agrocity

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