Where does “cetățenie” come from?

cetățenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

cetățenie (Romanian): citizenship

Definitions

  1. citizenship

Ancestry of “cetățenie”, step by step

cetățenie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian cetățean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancetățeancitizen
2Romaniancetatecitadel; fortress
3Late Latincivitas—
4Latincīviscitizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →