English
civitas
Civitas comes from Latin cīvitās ‘citizenship and its rights’, 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 CEceivitās
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcīvitās‘citizenship and its rights’
- Englishtodaycivitas
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 CEceivitās
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcīvitās‘citizenship and its rights’
- Englishtodaycivitas
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to be lying down’
home, city, hide, cemetery, coma, haunt, ceilidh, hame, incivility, 28 more
through Proto-Italic *keiwis ‘society’
civilisation, civility, civics, civilize, 16 more
through Latin ceivis
through Latin cīvitās ‘citizenship and its rights’
Today it means
noun the social body of the citizens united by law
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- / civitas