Where does “civitas” come from?

civitas (Late Latin) comes from Latin cīvis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “civitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincīviscitizen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “civitas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Latin cīvis →