Etymograph

English

communistical

Communistical 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 2005communistical1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English communistical
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2005, Gregory Claeys, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Thought: “The most famous communistical proposal in France, GRACCHUS BABEUF's…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-Wiktionary, English communistical‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-sWiktionary, English communisticalreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinisWiktionary, English communistical‘common’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinisWiktionary, English communistical
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnisWiktionary, English communistical
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400comunWiktionary, English communistical‘common’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunWiktionary, English communistical‘common (shared)’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunisteWiktionary, English communistical‘communist’
  9. English1500–presentcommunistWiktionary, English communistical
  10. Englishearliest quotation 2005communisticalWiktionary, English communistical. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2005, Gregory Claeys, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Thought: “The most famous communistical proposal in France, GRACCHUS BABEUF's…”

Linked words

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

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

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “communistical”. 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.

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