Etymology

postcommunist

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Today it means: After communism. Full definition →

English communist ← French communiste ← Old French comun
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  9. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  10. Old Latincomoinis
  11. Latincommūnis
  12. Old Frenchcomun
  13. Frenchcommun
  14. Frenchcommuniste
  15. Englishcommunist
  16. English todaypostcommunist

From post- + communist.

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