Where does “citeseyn” come from?

citeseyn (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman citesain, 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.

citeseyn (Middle English): A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member...

Definitions

  1. A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member...

Ancestry of “citeseyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normancitesainburgher; city-dweller
2Old Frenchciteain—
3Old Frenchcitécity
4Latincīvitās—
5Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “citeseyn”

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