Where does “Zivilputsch” come from?

Zivilputsch (German) comes from German Zivil, from French civil, 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.

Zivilputsch (German): civilian coup d'état, civil coup

Definitions

  1. civilian coup d'état, civil coup

Ancestry of “Zivilputsch”, step by step

Zivilputsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zivil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZivilplain clothes
2Frenchcivilcivil; lay; civilian
3Latincīvīlis—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via German Putsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPutschcoup d'état, armed uprising, putsch
2Alemannic GermanPutschgrove, copse; hit, blow, stroke; putsch, revolt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →