Where does “civiel” come from?

civiel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch civil, from Old French 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.

civiel (Dutch): civil; civilian; plain clothes

Definitions

  1. civil; civilian; plain clothes

Ancestry of “civiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcivil
2Old Frenchcivil
3Latincīvīlis
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “civiel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin cīvīlis
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