Etymology

civitas

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Today it means: the social body of the citizens united by law Full definition →

Latin cīvitās
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcīvitās
  2. English todaycivitas

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of city.

Words from the same roots

Latincīvitās all →

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