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Where does “cetățeancă” come from?

cetățeancă (Romanian) comes from Romanian că, from Latin quia, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cetățeancă (Romanian): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “cetățeancă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăthat; for, 'cause"
2Latinquiabecause, wherefore, for; that
3Latinquī—
4Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
5Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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