Where does “ciudadano” come from?

ciudadano (Spanish) comes from Spanish ciudad, from Old Spanish cibdat, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ciudadano (Spanish): living in a city; of or relating to a city or its...

Definitions

  1. living in a city; of or relating to a city or its...

Ancestry of “ciudadano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishciudadcity
2Old Spanishcibdatcity, town
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “ciudadano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →