Etymology of the English word communion
the English word
communionderived from the Old French word
communionderived from the Latin word
communio (community, mutual participation; association)
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 communion in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
communionist,
intercommunionCognates
Danish
kommunion, Dutch
communie, French
communion, German
Kommunion, Italian
comunione, Norwegian
kommunion, Spanish
comunionUsage
Word found in Modern English
