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Where does “communalis” come from?

communalis (Late Latin) comes 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, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

communalis (Late Latin): communal; belonging to the community

Definitions

  1. communal; belonging to the community

Ancestry of “communalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “communalis”

  • communal
  • communalism
  • communally
  • communality
  • intercommunal
  • bicommunal
  • communalistic
  • intracommunal
  • noncommunal
  • communalize
  • communalise
  • multicommunal
  • ecocommunalism
  • ecocommunal
  • pseudocommunal
  • comunalmente
  • comunal
  • intercomunale
  • comunale
  • sovracomunale
  • comunalmente
  • communal
  • communalité
  • intercommunalité
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