Where does “cīvitās” come from?

cīvitās (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “cīvitās”, step by step

cīvitās traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic keiwis

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

via Latin cīvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincīviscitizen

Words derived from “cīvitās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →