English
communistic
Communistic comes from French communiste ‘communist’, from commun ‘common (shared)’, 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
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400comun‘common’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcommun‘common (shared)’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcommuniste‘communist’
- English1500–presentcommunist
- Englishearliest quotation 1938communistic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400comun‘common’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcommun‘common (shared)’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcommuniste‘communist’
- English1500–presentcommunist
- Englishearliest quotation 1938communistic
Earliest quotation: 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent: “Anger at the system turned to anger against art.…”
A compound of communist + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
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Latin commūnis
Old French comun ‘common’
French commun ‘common, communal’
French communiste
English communist
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, met, minute, minor, minister, mess, meal, min, commission, menu, ministry, mere, mutual, minus, missile, commit, compromise, dismiss, mole, premise, immune, mayhem, noodle, intermittent, moor, immunity, mural, ammo, ammunition, municipality, mite, remuneration, omit, monolith, mitra, minstrel, mitre, mitosis, meiosis, minuet, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’
through Old Latin comoinis
telecommunication, excommunication, 17 more
through Latin commūnis
Today it means
adj Characteristic of communism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / communistic