Where does “concetățean” come from?

concetățean (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.

concetățean (Romanian): fellow citizen

Definitions

  1. fellow citizen

Ancestry of “concetățean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancetățeancitizen
2Romaniancetatecitadel; fortress
3Late Latincivitas—
4Latincīviscitizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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