Etymology

commie

com·mie
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Today it means: A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator. Full definition →

English communist ← French communiste ← Old French comun
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commie · noun, adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  4. Old Latincomoinis
  5. Latincommūnis
  6. Old Frenchcomun
  7. Frenchcommun
  8. Frenchcommuniste
  9. Englishcommunist
  10. English todaycommie

Blend of communist + -ie.

commie · noun2

From Commodore (“name of a car model”) + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

commie · noun3

From commercial vehicle.

Commie · noun, adjective4

From Communist + -ie.

Commie · noun5

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  7. Proto-Italic*manus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
  10. Proto-Italic*manuðō
  11. Latinmandō
  12. Latincommendō
  13. Latinmandōinflu.
  14. Latincommandāre
  15. Old Frenchcomander
  16. Old Frenchcomandeor
  17. Middle Frenchcommandeur
  18. Frenchcommandeur
  19. Dutchkommandeur
  20. Englishcommodore
  21. English todayCommie

From commodore + -ie.

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