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Where does “cive” come from?
cive (French) comes from Old French civé, from Latin cēpa — onion.
cive
(French): chive
Definitions
chive
Ancestry of “cive”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
civé
chive
2
Latin
cēpa
onion
Words derived from “cive”
civet
Ziwwi
civet di capriolo
Every word from Latin cēpa →
Every word from Old French civé →