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Where does “submunicipal” come from?

submunicipal (English) comes from English municipal, from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.

submunicipal (English): Below the municipal level

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  1. Below the municipal level

Ancestry of “submunicipal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmunicipalOf or pertaining to a municipality; Of or...
2Frenchmunicipalmunicipal
3Latinmūnicipālis—
4Latinmūnicipium—
5Latinmūniceps—
6Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
7Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
8Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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