| 【civ-, civil-, cit-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "civis," "civilis," and "civitas." It carries the basic meaning of "citizen." from PIE *keuthein "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "civ-, civil-, cit-"]
citizen ****[1341] Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
citizenship **[4294] If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
city ****[216] A city is a large town.
civic **[4106] You use civic to describe people or things that have an official status in a town or city.
civil ***[2728] You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
civilian **[3857] In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
civility ☆[5171] polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior
civilization ***[3016] a particular well-organized and developed society
[WORD ROOT]root civ
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] civ, civil, citiz, citadel
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) civis, civilis, civitas
[MEANING]root citizen
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 civis citizen, townsman
- 【Latin】 civilis [alternative adjectival derivative of civis] relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous
- 【Latin】 civitas [nominative of civitatem] citizenship, condition or rights of a citizen, membership in the community
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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citizen ★★★★[1341] noun from citizen 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
【pl.】 citizens 여성형; citizeness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ citiz(civ); citizen ⑵ en(an); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civis》 citizen, townsman
【First Known Meaning】 inhabitant of a city or town
【DERIVATIVEs】 citizenhood, citizenly, citizen
citizenship ★★[4294] noun from citizen 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ citiz(civ); citizen ⑵ en(an); noun suffix ⑶ ship; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civis》 citizen, townsman
city ★★★★[216] noun from city 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 A city is a large town.
【pl.】 cities
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cit(civ); citizen ⑵ y; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civitas》 [nominative of civitatem] citizenship, condition or rights of a citizen, membership in the community
【First Known Meaning】 town, city
civic ★★[4106] adjective from civ
【DEFINITION】 You use civic to describe people or things that have an official status in a town or city.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ civ; citizen ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civicus》 [adjectival derivative of civis] of a citizen
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to a city or citizenship
civil ★★★[2728] adjective from civil 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
【ANTONYM】 uncivil
【ROOTs】 civil(civ); citizen
【Etymology】 《Latin civilis》 [alternative adjectival derivative of civis] relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous
【First Known Meaning】 relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state
【DERIVATIVEs】 civility, civilly, civilness, civil
civilian ★★[3857] noun from civil 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
【pl.】 civilians
【ROOTs】 ⑴ civil(civ); citizen ⑵ ian(an); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civilis》 [alternative adjectival derivative of civis] relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous
【First Known Meaning】 judge or authority on civil law
civility ☆[5171] noun from civil 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 ① polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior
② polite actions and words
【pl.】 civilities
【ROOTs】 ⑴ civil(civ); citizen ⑵ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civilis》 [alternative adjectival derivative of civis] relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous
【First Known Meaning】 status of a citizen
【DERIVATIVEs】 civility, civilly, civilness, civil
civilization ★★★[3016] noun from civil 〈 civ
【DEFINITION】 ① the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc.
② a particular well-organized and developed society
③ all the societies of the world
【pl.】 civilizations
【ROOTs】 ⑴ civil(civ); citizen ⑵ iz(ize); verb suffix ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin civilis》 [alternative adjectival derivative of civis] relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous
【DERIVATIVEs】 civilizational, civilization
Other words containing "civ-, civil-, cit-"; citadel, citify, civ, civilisable, civilisation, civiliser, civilizable, civilize, civilized, civilizer, civilly, civilness, uncivil, uncivilise, uncivilised, uncivilisedly, uncivilisedness, uncivilized, uncivilizedly, uncivilizedness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cite-, cit-
circ-
cide
child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
chart, card
character
chaos, chaot-, gas
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
