Etymology of the English word uncommon
the English word
uncommonderived from the English word
un-derived from the English word
commonderived from the Old French word
communderived 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 Proto-Germanic root
*gamainizderived from the French word
commonderived 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-Derivations in English
uncommonlyUsage
Word found in Modern English
