Etymology of the English word commonalty
the English word
commonaltyderived from the Old French word
comunaltederived from the Old French word
comunalderived from the Medieval Latin word
communalitasderived from the Late Latin word
communalis (common, communal, belonging to the community)
derived from the Latin word
communis (common, joint, public; neutral; impartial; applicable on either side; ordinary; sociable, courteous obliging; shared, possessed, used by two)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
munus (service; duty, office)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the French word
commonaltyderived from the Medieval Latin word
communalitasderived from the Late Latin word
communalis (common, communal, belonging to the community)
derived from the Latin word
communis (common, joint, public; neutral; impartial; applicable on either side; ordinary; sociable, courteous obliging; shared, possessed, used by two)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
munus (service; duty, office)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-Date
The earliest known usage of commonalty in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
