Etymology of the English word civic
the English word
civicderived from the Latin word
civicus (of one's town, city, fellow-citizens)
derived from the Latin word
civis (fellow citizen; countryman, woman)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-Date
The earliest known usage of civic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
civicsUsage
Word found in Modern English
