English
communal
Communal comes from French communal ‘commune’, from Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinis‘common’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinis
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnis
- Late Latinmoderncommūnālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunal‘commune’
- Englishtodaycommunal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinis‘common’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinis
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnis
- Late Latinmoderncommūnālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunal‘commune’
- Englishtodaycommunal
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, met, minister, minute, ministry, minor, mess, commission, min, menu, meal, missile, mere, minus, mutual, dismiss, compromise, premise, commit, mole, immune, ammunition, mayhem, noodle, immunity, intermittent, moor, municipality, ammo, mite, mural, remuneration, omit, monolith, minstrel, mitra, mitre, mitosis, meiosis, missive, 75 more
through Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’
through Latin commūnis
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a community or a commune.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / communal