Where does “citadin” come from?
citadin (French) comes from Italian cittadino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
citadin (French): of or pertaining to a city; city dweller,...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to a city; city dweller,...
Ancestry of “citadin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cittadino | town , city , civic, urban; citizen, subject;... |
| 2 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “citadin”