Where does “cetățenesc” come from?

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

cetățenesc (Romanian): civic

Definitions

  1. civic

Ancestry of “cetățenesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancetățeancitizen
2Romaniancetatecitadel; fortress
3Late Latincivitas—
4Latincīviscitizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin cīvis →Every word from Late Latin civitas →