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
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