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Where does “komuna” come from?

komuna (Esperanto) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komuna (Esperanto): common, shared

Definitions

  1. common, shared

Ancestry of “komuna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “komuna”

  • komunisto
  • komunumo
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