Etymograph

English

communistic

Communistic comes from French communiste ‘communist’, from commun ‘common (shared)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-1‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-s1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinis1‘common’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinis1
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnis1
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400comun1‘common’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommun1‘common (shared)’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommuniste1‘communist’
  9. English1500–presentcommunist1
  10. Englishearliest quotation 1938communistic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English communistic
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent: “Anger at the system turned to anger against art.…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-Wiktionary, English communistic‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-sWiktionary, English communisticreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinisWiktionary, English communistic‘common’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinisWiktionary, English communistic
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnisWiktionary, English communistic
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400comunWiktionary, English communistic‘common’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunWiktionary, English communistic‘common (shared)’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunisteWiktionary, English communistic‘communist’
  9. English1500–presentcommunistWiktionary, English communistic
  10. Englishearliest quotation 1938communisticWiktionary, English communistic. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent: “Anger at the system turned to anger against art.…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’

mean, met, minute, minor, minister, mess, meal, min, commission, menu, ministry, mere, mutual, minus, missile, commit, compromise, dismiss, mole, premise, immune, mayhem, noodle, intermittent, moor, immunity, mural, ammo, ammunition, municipality, mite, remuneration, omit, monolith, mitra, minstrel, mitre, mitosis, meiosis, minuet, 71 more

through Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’

commonly, 18 more

through Old Latin comoinis

telecommunication, excommunication, 16 more

through Latin commūnis

common, communication, communicate, 21 more

Today it means

adj Characteristic of communism.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “communistic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / communistic

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