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Where does “munizipal” come from?

munizipal (German) 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.

munizipal (German): municipal

Definitions

  1. municipal

Ancestry of “munizipal”, step by step

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