Where does “civic” come from?
Civic comes from Latin civicus, formed from Latin -icus (an adjective suffix) and Proto-Indo-European ḱey-, meaning to lie or settle.
civic (English): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a...
Ancestry of “civic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | civicus | civic, civil, pertaining to citizens; of or... |
| 2 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “civic”