Where does “citeien” come from?

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

citeien (Old French): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “citeien”, step by step

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

Words derived from “citeien”

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