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Where does “comune” come from?

comune (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin communia, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “comune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincommunianominative neuter plural of commūnis; accusative...
2Latincommūnis—
3Old Latincom(m)oinis—
4Proto-Italickommoinis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comune”

  • commune
  • communization
  • decommunization
  • communize
  • communisation
  • communeth
  • intercommune
  • decommunisation
  • communer
  • communest
  • communise
  • decommunize
  • decommunise
  • excommune
  • comune
  • commune
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