Etymology of the French word communication
the French word
communicationderived from the Latin word
communicatio (sharing, imparting; partaking)
derived from the Latin word
communicatus (intercommunication; participation)
derived from the Church Latin word
communicare (communicate, discuss, impart; share; share, divide with)
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 communication in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
communicationnel,
intercommunication,
vidéocommunication,
incommunication,
radiocommunication,
télécommunicationCognates
Dutch
communicatie, English
communication, German
Kommunikation, Italian
comunicazione, Norwegian
kommunikasjon, Spanish
comunicación, Swedish
kommunikation
