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Where does “civilitzar” come from?

civilitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

civilitzar (Catalan): to civilize

Definitions

  1. to civilize

Ancestry of “civilitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancivilcivil
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “civilitzar”

  • civilització
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