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Where does “civilizational” come from?

Civilizational comes from English civilization, derived from French civiliser and French civil, ultimately from Latin -atio and Latin -izo, tracing to Proto-Indo-European ḱey- meaning to lie or settle.

civilizational (English): Pertaining to or arising from civilization

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or arising from civilization

Ancestry of “civilizational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcivilizationAn organized culture encompassing many...
2Frenchcivilisationcivilization
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “civilizational”

  • civilisational
  • multicivilizational
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