Commune etymology

English

English word commune comes from Latin munus, Proto-Indo-European *ko-moin-i

Detailed word origin of commune

Dictionary entry Language Definition
munus Latin (lat) A burden, duty, obligation. A gift. A service, favor. A service, office, employment. A spectacle, public show.
*ko-moin-i Proto-Indo-European (ine)
communis Latin (lat) (grammar) having both qualities of a subdivided category, such as a verb with both an active and a passive meaning, or a syllable being either long or short.. (of manners) familiar, accessible, courteous. Common, ordinary, commonplace, universal. Democratic; representing the common sentiment. Of or for the community, public.
comuner Old French (fro)
commune English (en) (Christianity, intransitive) To receive the communion.. (intransitive, followed by with) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.

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