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Municipal

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means relating to the government of a town or city
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Stage 1 of 2
municipium
Latin · ancient
"a self-governing town"
a self-governing town, from munia (duties) and capere (to take on)
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Stage 2 of 2
municipal
English · 1540s
"relating to a town or city's local government"
settled as the English word for anything relating to local town government
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