Etymology

commune

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Today it means: A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community. Full definition →

Middle English commune ← Old French comune ← Medieval Latin commūnia
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commune · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcommūne“community, state”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcommūnia
  3. Old French · derived fromcomune
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcommune
  5. English todaycommune

From Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin commūne (“community, state”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of comune. See also community, communion, common.

commune · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromcommūnico
  2. Old French · derived fromcomuner
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcommunen
  4. English todaycommune

From Middle English communen, comunen, from Old French comuner (formed from comun (“common”)) and comunier (“to share”) (from Latin commūnico). Doublet of communicate.

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