Etymology of the Latin word communis
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
communitas,
communia,
communalis,
communicare,
communio,
communitatioDerivations in other languages
English
communize, French
commun, French
common, Italian
comune, Portuguese
comum, Spanish
comúnCognates
Catalan
comu, English
common, French
commun, Italian
comune, Italian
commune, Spanish
común, Spanish
comun
