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Where does “cívico” come from?

cívico (Spanish) comes from Latin civicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cívico (Spanish): civil; patriotic; domestic

Definitions

  1. civil; patriotic; domestic

Ancestry of “cívico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincivicuscivic, civil, pertaining to citizens; of or...
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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