Where does “Kommunalverwaltung” come from?

Kommunalverwaltung (German) comes from German kommunal, 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,...

Kommunalverwaltung (German): local government

Definitions

  1. local government

Ancestry of “Kommunalverwaltung”, step by step

Kommunalverwaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kommunal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankommunalmunicipal; local
2Frenchcommunalof or relating to a commune
3Late Latincommunaliscommunal; belonging to the community
4Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
5Old Latincom(m)oinis—
6Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Verwaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerwaltungadministration, management
2Germanverwaltento manage; to administer
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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