Where does “cetate” come from?
cetate (Romanian) comes from Late Latin civitas, from Latin cīvis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
cetate (Romanian): citadel; fortress
Ancestry of “cetate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | civitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | cīvis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
Words derived from “cetate”