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Where does “municipal” come from?

municipal (Portuguese) comes from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

municipal (Portuguese): municipal; town; civic

Definitions

  1. municipal; town; civic

Ancestry of “municipal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “municipal”

  • câmara municipal
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