common
English
/ˈkɒmən/, /ˈkɑmən/, /ˈkɒmʌn/
adj
Definitions
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
- (obsolete) Profane; polluted.
- (obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comun derived from comun derived from Old French comun derived from Latin commūnis (common, public, general, universal, shared) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni- (held in common).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱom-moy-ni-
Gloss
held in common
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico English
- common octopus English
- common squid English
- commonable English
- commoner English
- commonfolk English
- commonhold English
- commonise English
- commonish English
- commonize English
- commonly English
- commonness English
- commonsense English
- commonship English
- commonweal English
- commonwealth English
- commonwealthman English
- commonwealthsman English
- demean English
- discommon English
- folk English
- hold English
- noncommon English
- octopus English
- sense English
- squid English
- supercommon English
- uncommon English
- uncommonly English
- uncommonness English
- weal English
- wealth English
- communalis Latin
- communico Latin
- communis Latin
- communismus Latin
- communitas Latin
- communiter Latin
- commūnia Latin
- commūnis Latin
- commūniō Latin
- commūnālis Latin
- Kommunismus German
- comune Italian
- commun French
- común Spanish, Castilian
- excomulgar Spanish, Castilian
- *ko-moin-i Proto-Indo-European
- *mey- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱom-moy-ni- Proto-Indo-European
- samvelde Norwegian Bokmål
- comum Portuguese
- *saman Proto-Germanic
- *samana Proto-Germanic
- komuna Polish
- komunizm Polish
- samvelde Norwegian Nynorsk
- gemænelic Old English
- gemænscipe Old English
- samen Old English
- ætsamne Old English
- ġemǣne Old English
- comun Middle English
- mene Middle English
- samen Middle English
- samenn Middle English
- withsamen Middle English
- ysame Middle English
- komuna Czech
- comun Old French
- comú Catalan, Valencian
- kommi Icelandic
- कॉमनवेल्थ Hindi
- común Galician
- commun Norman
- *kommoinis Proto-Italic
- común Asturian
- comun xno
- comoinis, co(m)moinis Old Latin
- quemun Mirandese
- hold
- weal
- folk
- sense
- squid
- wealth
- demean
- octopus
- commoner
- uncommon
- commonly
- commonish
- commonise
- discommon
- commonize
- noncommon
- commonable
- commonweal
- commonhold
- commonness
- commonfolk
- commonship
- uncommonly
- commonsense
- supercommon
- commonwealth
- uncommonness
- common squid
- common octopus
- commonwealthman
- commonwealthsman
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico