Middle English word civil comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, Ancient Greek κανών, and later Proto-Italic *keiwis ((possibly) citizen. Society.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱoy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| κανών | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *keiwis | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | (possibly) citizen. Society. |
| canon | Latin (lat) | (Ecclesiastical Latin) catalog of sacred writings. (Later Latin) a cannon (artillery). (figuratively) precept, rule, canon. A measuring line. A yearly tribute paid to the emperor. |
| ceivis | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| canonista | Malayalam (mal) | |
| civis | Latin (lat) | Citizen. |
| civilis | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) Courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane.. (substantive) courtesy, civility. Of or pertaining to citizens; civic, civil.. Of or pertaining to public or political life; public, political. |
| civil | Old French (fro) | |
| civil | Middle English (enm) |