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Where does “com(m)oinis” come from?

com(m)oinis (Old Latin) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “com(m)oinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickommoinis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “com(m)oinis”

  • common
  • community
  • communication
  • commonly
  • communicate
  • communications
  • uncommon
  • communion
  • communicating
  • communal
  • communism
  • telecommunications
  • commonwealth
  • commune
  • uncommonly
  • excommunication
  • commonsense
  • commoner
  • telecommunication
  • communicator
  • communicable
  • communique
  • communalism
  • communally
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