Etymology

communistic

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Today it means: Characteristic of communism. Full definition →

English communist ← French communiste ← Old French comun
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The story

  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 todaycommunistic

From communist + -ic.

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