Where does “ciutadan” come from?

ciutadan (Occitan) comes from Occitan ciutat, from Old Occitan ciutat, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ciutadan (Occitan): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “ciutadan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanciutatcity
2Old Occitanciutatcity
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-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 →