Where does “communicant” come from?
communicant (Dutch) comes from Latin communicans, from Latin communico, from Latin communis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
communicant (Dutch): a communicant, one receiving Holy Communion
Definitions
- a communicant, one receiving Holy Communion
Ancestry of “communicant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | communicans | communicating, imparting, sharing; participating |
| 2 | Latin | communico | I impart, share; I share, partake, participate... |
| 3 | Latin | communis | common, ordinary, commonplace, universal; of or... |
| 4 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |