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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cīvis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |