The word originates from the ancient MISC@1 city-states , which developed during the MISC@2 period , the ancestor of city , state and citizenship , and persisted -LRB- though with decreasing influence -RRB- well into MISC@3 times , when the equivalent Latin word was civitas , also meaning ` citizenhood ' , while municipium applied to a non-sovereign local entity .

The word originates from the ancient MISC@1 city-states , which developed during the Archaic period and existed well into MISC@3 times , when the equivalent Latin word was civitas , that means ` citizenhood ' as well .
