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Where does “cybercitizenship” come from?

cybercitizenship (English) comes from English citizenship, from English citizen, from Middle English citeseyn, from Anglo-Norman citesain, from Old French citeain, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis — to be lying down; to settle.

cybercitizenship (English): The state or period of being a cybercitizen

Definitions

  1. The state or period of being a cybercitizen

Ancestry of “cybercitizenship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcitizenshipThe status of being a citizen, in its various...
2EnglishcitizenA resident of a city or town, especially one with...
3Middle EnglishciteseynA freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member...
4Anglo-Normancitesainburgher; city-dweller
5Old Frenchciteain—
6Old Frenchcitécity
7Latincīvitās—
8Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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