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Where does “noncommunism” come from?

noncommunism (English) comes from English Communism, from French communisme, from French commun, from Italian commune, 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,...

noncommunism (English): An economic system other than communism

Definitions

  1. An economic system other than communism

Ancestry of “noncommunism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCommunismThe ideology of political parties that use the...
2FrenchcommunismeAny collectivism; The Marxist ideology communism
3Frenchcommuncommon; communal
4ItaliancommuneObsolete form of comune
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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