Where does “pseudocommunal” come from?
pseudocommunal (English) comes from English communal, from French communal, from Late Latin communalis, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
pseudocommunal (English): Apparently, but not actually, communal;...
Definitions
- Apparently, but not actually, communal;...
Ancestry of “pseudocommunal”, step by step
pseudocommunal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English communal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | communal | pertaining to a community; shared by a community;... |
| 2 | French | communal | of or relating to a commune |
| 3 | Late Latin | communalis | communal; belonging to the community |
| 4 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 5 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |