Where does “commūnis” come from?
commūnis (Latin) comes 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, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
commūnis (Latin): common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
Definitions
- common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
Ancestry of “commūnis”, step by step
commūnis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin com(m)oinis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old Latin comoinis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | comoinis | — |
via Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moyn-is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱom-moyn-is | — |