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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”

  • civielbouw
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