English
civics
Civics comes from Latin civicus ‘having to do with citizens or a town or city’, from Proto-Italic *keiwis ‘society’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to be lying down’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to be lying down’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*keiwis‘society’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivis
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcīvis‘citizen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcivicus‘having to do with citizens or a town or city’
- Englishtodaycivics
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to be lying down’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*keiwis‘society’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceivis
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcīvis‘citizen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcivicus‘having to do with citizens or a town or city’
- Englishtodaycivics
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to be lying down’
home, city, hide, cemetery, coma, haunt, ceilidh, hame, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *keiwis ‘society’
through Latin ceivis
citadel, civilisation, civility, civitas, civilize, 17 more
through Latin cīvis ‘citizen’
Today it means
noun The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- / civics