Where does “civiliteit” come from?

civiliteit (Dutch) comes from Middle French civilité, from Latin civilitas, 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.

civiliteit (Dutch): politeness, civility

Definitions

  1. politeness, civility

Ancestry of “civiliteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcivilité—
2Latincivilitaspolitics, the art/practice of government;...
3Latincīvīlis—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →