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Where does “Homintern” come from?

Homintern (English) comes from English Comintern, from Russian Коминте́рн, from Russian коммунисти́ческий, from Russian коммуни́ст, from French communiste, from French commun, from Italian commune, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Ancestry of “Homintern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishComintern—
2RussianКоминте́рн—
3Russianкоммунисти́ческий—
4Russianкоммуни́ст—
5Frenchcommunistecommunist; Communist
6Frenchcommuncommon; communal
7ItaliancommuneObsolete form of comune
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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