Latin word root · Society & Law
civ-: citizen
civ- is a Latin root meaning “citizen”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: citizen
Root forms: civ-, civi-
Source word: cīvis — citizen
Word family and examples
- civilization
an advanced stage of human social and cultural development
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