Where does “comman” come from?
comman (Old Irish) comes from Latin commūniō, 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,...
comman (Old Irish): that we may be
Definitions
- that we may be
Ancestry of “comman”, step by step
comman traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin commūniō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | commūniō | to barricade |
| 2 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 3 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old Irish bán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | bán | white; pure |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | bānos | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |