From Latin 'municeps' (one who takes on civic duties), from 'munus' (duty) + 'capere' (to take).
Of or relating to a city or town or its local government; having local self-government.
From Latin municipalis (of a free town, of citizens), from municipium (a free town whose citizens held Roman civic rights), from municeps (a citizen of a free town), itself from munus (duty, office, public function, gift) and capere (to take). Munus derives from PIE *moi-n- (exchange, obligation), related to English mean (common, shared) via Germanic and to Latin communis (common, shared — com- + munis). Capere comes from PIE *kap- (to grasp, seize), giving English capable
The words 'municipal,' 'immune,' 'common,' 'community,' and 'munitions' all come from Latin 'mūnus' (duty, office, gift, public show). A municipality is where citizens take on duties. To be immune is to be free from duty ('in-' not + 'mūnus' duty). A community shares mutual obligations. Munitions