Etymology of the Latin word communio
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-Derivations in Latin
postcommunioDerivations in other languages
French
communion, Portuguese
comunhão, Spanish
comuniónUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin
