Where does “municipal” come from?
municipal (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): municipal
Definitions
- municipal
Ancestry of “municipal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūnicipālis | municipal |
| 2 | Latin | mūnicipium | township |
| 3 | Latin | mūniceps | citizen (of a municipium) |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |