Civis etymology

Latin

Latin word civis comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, and later Proto-Italic *keiwis ((possibly) citizen. Society.)

Etymology of civis

Detailed word origin of civis

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱoy- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*keiwis Proto-Italic (itc-pro) (possibly) citizen. Society.
civis Latin (lat) Citizen.

Words with the same origin as civis

Descendants of *ḱoy-

cito citra hodie