Where does “citesain” come from?

citesain (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French citeain, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

citesain (Anglo-Norman): burgher; city-dweller

Definitions

  1. burgher; city-dweller

Ancestry of “citesain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchciteain—
2Old Frenchcitécity
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “citesain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →