Where does “citattecken” come from?

citattecken (Swedish) comes from Swedish citat, from German Zitat, from Latin citatum, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

citattecken (Swedish): quote

Definitions

  1. quote

Ancestry of “citattecken”, step by step

citattecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish citat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcitata quote
2GermanZitatquotation
3Latincitatumnominative neuter singular of citātus; accusative...
4Latincitōquickly, fast
5Latin-tōForms here
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish tecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishteckenA visible indication; a sign; A meaningful...
2Old Norseteikn
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō
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