Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

civility 

 

politeness, courtesy:

 

Without civility, civilization has no heart.

 

Related English words: civil (polite, at least formally), incivility (rudeness)

 

Latin root words: civilis, civile - of citizens; courteous; civilitas, civilitatis, f. - politeness; civis, civis, m. or f. - citizen, fellow citizen 

 

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