Where does “citoyen” come from?

citoyen (Middle French) comes 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.

citoyen (Middle French): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “citoyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcitoien—
2Old Frenchcitécity
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “citoyen”

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