Where does “communication” come from?

communication (French) comes from Latin commūnicātiō, from Latin commūnicō, 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,...

communication (French): communication

Definitions

  1. communication

Ancestry of “communication”, step by step

communication traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin commūnicātiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincommūnicātiōsharing, imparting
2Latincommūnicōto impart, share
3Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
4Old Latincom(m)oinis—
5Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via German sprāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāchelanguage body of words, and set of methods of combining them
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

via Old French communicacion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcommunicacioncommunication
2Latincommūnicātiōnem—

Words derived from “communication”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →