Where does “Massenkommunikation” come from?

Massenkommunikation (German) comes from German Kommunikation, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Massenkommunikation (German): mass communication

Definitions

  1. mass communication

Ancestry of “Massenkommunikation”, step by step

Massenkommunikation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kommunikation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKommunikationcommunication
2Latincommūnicātiōsharing, imparting
3Latincommūnicōto impart, share
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 Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
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