Late Latin

civitas

‘city’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Late Latin civitas.

17 English words in this record descend from Late Latin civitas, most familiar first.

• citadel ← citadelle ← cittadella ← città
• civitas
• principate ← prīncipātus
• agrocity ← city ← cite ← citet
• anticity ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityless ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityhood ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityside ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityish ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityness ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityite ← city ← cite ← citet
• cityful ← city ← cite ← citet

More words from civitas

• ecocity
• microcity
• monocity
• subcity
• uncity

Etymograph / Late Latin civitas