Latin

cīvis

‘citizen’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cīvis.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin cīvis, most familiar first.

• civil ← cyvyl ← cīvīlis
• civic ← cīvicus
• civilisation ← civiliser ← civil ← cīvīlis
• civility ← civilitas ← cīvīlis
• civics ← civicus
• incivility ← incivilité ← incivilitas ← incivilis ← civilis
• civilize ← civiliser ← civil ← cīvīlis

Etymograph / Latin cīvis