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Latin word civitas comes from Latin civis (Citizen.), Latin -ius
civis (Latin)
Citizen.
-ius (Latin)
Genitive suffix for some irregular pronouns. Forming adjectives from nouns.
civitas (Latin)
"The City". (Medieval) a borough: a walled settlement, sometimes particularly former Roman towns. (Medieval, Christianity) the community of believers: either the Church or Heaven. (by extension) the body politic, the state. (classical) the capital or center of Roman administration in each Celtic civitas (see above). (late Medieval) a city: a Biblical, major, or specially incorporated town, [...]