Latin word civitas comes from Latin civis (Citizen.), Latin -ius
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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civis | Latin (lat) | Citizen. |
-ius | Latin (lat) | Genitive suffix for some irregular pronouns. Forming adjectives from nouns. |
civitas | Latin (lat) | "The City". (Medieval) a borough: a walled settlement, sometimes particularly former Roman towns. (Medieval, Christianity) the community of believers: either the Church or Heaven. (by extension) the body politic, the state. (classical) the capital or center of Roman administration in each Celtic civitas (see above). (late Medieval) a city: a Biblical, major, or specially incorporated town, [...] |