Where does “citoyenneté” come from?

citoyenneté (French) comes from French citoyen, from Middle French citoyen, from Old French citoien, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

citoyenneté (French): citizenship

Definitions

  1. citizenship

Ancestry of “citoyenneté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcitoyencitizen; civic
2Middle Frenchcitoyencitizen
3Old Frenchcitoien—
4Old Frenchcitécity
5Latincīvitās—
6Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →
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