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Where does “keiwis” come from?

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

keiwis (Proto-Italic): society; citizen

Definitions

  1. society; citizen

Ancestry of “keiwis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “keiwis”

  • city
  • civil
  • c.
  • citizen
  • civilization
  • citizenship
  • civic
  • cit
  • civilisation
  • citadel
  • civility
  • citizenry
  • civilly
  • uncivil
  • civilizational
  • civilize
  • civics
  • incivility
  • citywide
  • cityscape
  • civitas
  • intercity
  • noncitizen
  • civilise
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