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Where does “discommunity” come from?

discommunity (English) comes from English community, from Middle English communite, from Old French communité, from Latin commūnitās, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

discommunity (English): A lack of common possessions, properties, or...

Definitions

  1. A lack of common possessions, properties, or...

Ancestry of “discommunity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommunityA group sharing a common understanding, and often...
2Middle Englishcommunite—
3Old Frenchcommunité—
4Latincommūnitās—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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