Citee
/saɪˈtiː/noun
A person who is cited, summoned, or formally mentioned, especially in legal or academic contexts.
Did you know?The root behind cite originally carried the force of calling or setting something in motion, linking modern citation to ancient summonses and public authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*key- / *kei-
“To set in motion or move; a proposed ancestral root for the later Latin calling and summoning family.”
Classical Latin
Latin
ciēre
“To move, stir, call forth, or summon.”
Classical Latin
Latin
citāre
“To call repeatedly, summon, or provoke; the frequentative form that developed into the source of cite.”
Medieval French
Old French
citer
“To summon before a court or quote as an authority.”
14th Century
English
cite
“To summon officially, call to appear, or quote as evidence or authority.”
Modern English
English
citee
“A person who is cited or summoned; formed from cite plus the recipient suffix -ee.”