myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of civil

Etymology of the Spanish word civil

the Spanish word civil

derived from the Latin word civilis (of, affecting fellow citizens; civil)

derived from the Latin word civis (fellow citizen; countryman, woman)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kei-

Dutch sabel, Dutch civiel, English civil, English sable, English sabre, French civil, French sable, French sabre, German Säbel, German zivil, Italian civile, Italian sciabola, Latin civilis, Lithuanian civilinis, Norwegian sabel, Norwegian sivil, Norwegian sobel, Polish cywilny, Swedish sabel, Swedish civil, Swedish sobel