Where does “commotal” come from?
commotal (English) comes from English commote, from English commotion, from Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiō, from Latin commoveo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.
commotal (English): Of or pertaining to a commote a secular division of land in medieval Wales
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a commote a secular division of land in medieval Wales
Ancestry of “commotal”, step by step
commotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English commote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | commote | A secular division of land in mediaeval Wales; To... |
| 2 | English | commotion | A state of turbulent motion; An agitated... |
| 3 | Middle French | commocion | — |
| 4 | Latin | commōtiō | motion, movement |
| 5 | Latin | commoveo | I move something in violent motion, move; shake,... |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |