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Where does “communia” come from?

communia (Medieval 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,...

communia (Medieval Latin): nominative neuter plural of commūnis; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter plural of commūnis; accusative...

Ancestry of “communia”, 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 “communia”

  • commune
  • communization
  • decommunization
  • communize
  • communisation
  • communeth
  • intercommune
  • decommunisation
  • communer
  • communest
  • communise
  • decommunize
  • decommunise
  • excommune
  • коммуна
  • commune
  • Kommune
  • Kommune 1
  • comuna
  • コミューン
  • kommunstyrelse
  • kommunalval
  • kommunalråd
  • kommunminister
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