English
excommunicator
Excommunicator comes from Latin excommūnicātio ‘excommunication’, from commūnicō ‘to impart, share’, 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
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnicō‘to impart, share’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcommūnicō‘to excommunicate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcommūnicātio‘excommunication’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEexcommūnicātor
- Englishtodayexcommunicator
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
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnicō‘to impart, share’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcommūnicō‘to excommunicate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcommūnicātio‘excommunication’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEexcommūnicātor
- Englishtodayexcommunicator
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, met, minute, minister, commission, mess, ministry, meal, minor, min, menu, missile, mere, mutual, minus, commit, compromise, dismiss, premise, immune, mole, ammunition, mayhem, immunity, noodle, intermittent, mural, ammo, municipality, moor, mite, remuneration, omit, monolith, minstrel, mitra, mitre, meiosis, mitosis, missive, 66 more
through Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’
through Old Latin comoinis
through Latin commūnis
common, community, communist, communicate, communism, communal, communion, telecommunication, 14 more
through Latin commūnicō ‘to impart, share’
Today it means
noun One who excommunicates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / excommunicator