Where does “municipalité” come from?
municipalité (French) comes from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
municipalité (French): municipality; town council, city council
Definitions
- municipality; town council, city council
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