civ
citizen
Latin · civis; civitas
Civ words come from the Latin word for citizen. They describe life in a community: polite behaviour, ordinary non-military people, and a developed society.
Memory trick
A citizen lives in a city, and civ is the root that links them.
Words from this root
- civil (civ + il) — of citizens; politeनागरिक; शिष्ट
- civilian (civil + ian) — a person not in the armed forcesआम नागरिक
- civility (civil + ity) — polite behaviourशिष्टता
- civilization (civil + ization) — an advanced societyसभ्यता
- civilize (civil + ize) — to make more culturedसभ्य बनाना
- civilizer (civil + izer) — one who civilizesसभ्य बनाने वाला
- civilly (civil + ly) — in a polite wayशिष्टता से
- incivility (in + civil + ity) — rude behaviourअशिष्टता
- uncivil (un + civil) — rude, not politeअशिष्ट
- uncivilly (un + civil + ly) — rudelyबदतमीज़ी से