Where does “cetățean” come from?

cetățean (Romanian) comes from Romanian cetate, from Late Latin civitas, from Latin cīvis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cetățean (Romanian): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “cetățean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancetatecitadel; fortress
2Late Latincivitas—
3Latincīviscitizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “cetățean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin cīvis →Every word from Late Latin civitas →
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