Where does “civilité” come from?

civilité (French) comes from Latin civilitas, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

civilité (French): civility; compliments

Definitions

  1. civility; compliments

Ancestry of “civilité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincivilitaspolitics, the art/practice of government;...
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “civilité”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →