Etymology

commoner

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Today it means: A member of the common people who holds no title or rank. Full definition →

English common ← Middle English comun ← Anglo-Norman comun
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commoner · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  4. Old Latincomoinis
  5. Latincommūnis
  6. Anglo-Normancomun
  7. Middle Englishcomun
  8. Englishcommon
  9. English todaycommoner

From common + -er (comparative suffix).

commoner · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromcomoner
  2. English todaycommoner

From Middle English comoner, comyner, cumuner, equivalent to common + -er.

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