Etymology

precommunist

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Today it means: Before the introduction of communism. Full definition →

English communist ← French communiste ← Old French comun
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  11. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  12. Old Latincomoinis
  13. Latincommūnis
  14. Old Frenchcomun
  15. Frenchcommun
  16. Frenchcommuniste
  17. Englishcommunist
  18. English todayprecommunist

From pre- + communist.

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