Where does “cetățuit” come from?

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

cetățuit (Romanian): fortified

Definitions

  1. fortified

Ancestry of “cetățuit”, step by step

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