Etymograph

English

uncommunist

Uncommunist 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. Englishtodayuncommunist1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English uncommunist

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-Wiktionary, English uncommunist‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱom-moy-ni-sWiktionary, English uncommunistreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kommoinisWiktionary, English uncommunist‘common’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcomoinisWiktionary, English uncommunist
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommūnisWiktionary, English uncommunist
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400comunWiktionary, English uncommunist‘common’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunWiktionary, English uncommunist‘common (shared)’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcommunisteWiktionary, English uncommunist‘communist’
  9. English1500–presentcommunistWiktionary, English uncommunist
  10. EnglishtodayuncommunistWiktionary, English uncommunist

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, ammunition, moor, municipality, immunity, mural, ammo, mite, remuneration, omit, monolith, mitra, minstrel, mitre, mitosis, meiosis, minuet, 65 more

through Proto-Italic *kommoinis ‘common’

commonly, 12 more

through Old Latin comoinis

telecommunication, excommunication, 11 more

through Latin commūnis

common, community, communication, communicate, communal, communion, commune, 15 more

through French commun ‘common (shared)’

communism, 8 more

through English communist

communistic, 7 more

Today it means

adj Not communist.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “uncommunist”. 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- / uncommunist

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