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civis.

citizen

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkiː.wɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.vis]

  1. citizen

    declension-3

  2. a subject (i.e., a person subject to a ruler)

    broadly · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Latin civis From Old Latin ceivis, from Proto-Italic *keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”).

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