Where does “commus” come from?

commus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

commus (Old Irish): power, ability, capacity

Definitions

  1. power, ability, capacity

Ancestry of “commus”, step by step

commus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish mess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Old Irish midithir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmidithirto weigh, to judge, to estimate; to pass judgment
2Proto-Celticmedyetorto judge, measure

Words derived from “commus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →