Where does “concitizen” come from?
concitizen (English) comes from English con, from English cond, from Middle English conduen, from French conduire, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
concitizen (English): A fellow citizen
Definitions
- A fellow citizen
Ancestry of “concitizen”, step by step
concitizen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English con
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | con | To study or examine carefully, especially in... |
| 2 | English | cond | Clipping of conditional; Obsolete spelling of con |
| 3 | Middle English | conduen | — |
| 4 | French | conduire | to drive; to lead, to conduct; to behave, to... |
| 5 | Old French | conduire | to steer; to guide; to lead |
| 6 | Latin | condūcere | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English citizen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | citizen | A resident of a city or town, especially one with... |
| 2 | Middle English | citeseyn | A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | citesain | burgher; city-dweller |
| 4 | Old French | citeain | — |
| 5 | Old French | cité | city |
| 6 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |