Etymology

cityman

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Today it means: A man from a city. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  10. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  11. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  12. Old Englishmann
  13. Middle Englishman
  14. English todaycityman

From city + -man.

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