English
communistical
Communistical 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 2005communistical
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 2005communistical
Earliest quotation: 2005, Gregory Claeys, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Thought: “The most famous communistical proposal in France, GRACCHUS BABEUF's…”
A compound of communist + -ical
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, minister, minor, mess, commission, min, meal, menu, ministry, mere, missile, minus, mutual, commit, compromise, immune, dismiss, premise, mole, mayhem, noodle, immunity, intermittent, moor, ammunition, ammo, mural, municipality, mite, remuneration, omit, monolith, minstrel, mitra, 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 communist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / communistical