Etymology

civilist

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Today it means: One who studies or works with the civil law. Full definition →

Medieval Latin civilista ← Latin cīvīlis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcīvīlis“civil (law)”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcivilista
  3. English todaycivilist

From Medieval Latin civilista, from Latin cīvīlis (“civil (law)”), on the pattern of Medieval Latin canonista (“canonist”), from Latin canōn (“rule”).

Words from the same roots

Latincīvīlis all →

civil

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