Where does “cetățuie” come from?

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

cetățuie (Romanian): small fortress

Definitions

  1. small fortress

Ancestry of “cetățuie”, step by step

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