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civic

SIV-ik · adjective

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Origin

Civic was borrowed from Latin cīvicus, meaning 'pertaining to a city or citizens.'

Journey

The facts here don't support tracing a shift in meaning — it entered English already carrying its Latin sense of belonging to citizens or a city.

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The facts given don't name a related English word, so no cognate connection can be drawn here.

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