Where does “komyuniti” come from?
komyuniti (Tok Pisin) comes from English community, from Middle English communite, from Old French communité, from Latin commūnitās, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
komyuniti (Tok Pisin): community
Ancestry of “komyuniti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | community | A group sharing a common understanding, and often... |
| 2 | Middle English | communite | — |
| 3 | Old French | communité | — |
| 4 | Latin | commūnitās | — |
| 5 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |