# citerior

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/

## Definitions
1. Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *ḱe
Borrowed from Latin citerior (“(particularly in province names) nearer”), comparative of citer (“on this side; near”) (from cis (“on or to this or the near side of; short of; before”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here”)) + -ior (suffix forming comparatives). The English word is cognate with French citérieur, Italian citeriore, Portuguese and Spanish citerior.

## Source
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