Where does “munier” come from?
munier (English) comes from English muni, from English municipal, from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “munier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muni | A municipal bond; A facility operated by a... |
| 2 | English | municipal | Of or pertaining to a municipality; Of or... |
| 3 | French | municipal | municipal |
| 4 | Latin | mūnicipālis | municipal |
| 5 | Latin | mūnicipium | township |
| 6 | Latin | mūniceps | citizen (of a municipium) |
| 7 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 8 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |