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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English communistical From communist + -ical.

Meanings

1. communist.
   • The most famous communistical proposal in France, GRACCHUS BABEUF's 'Manifesto of the Equals' (c.1796), was similarly inspired by the notion of a return to nature, here inspired by Morelly's communistical Code de la nature (1755). 2005, Gregory Claeys, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Thought, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 498:
   • it sounds altogether too communistical to me, you know, like Joe Bibbleytongue keeps saying is all you folks are doing, but then it seems to be working ok as well, so maybe there's something I'm not quite understanding yet, maybe it's not really communistical or something, 2008, Dave Patterson, Green Island, Lulu.com, →ISBN, pages 93–94:
   • The less communistical forms of socialism posed fewer such dangers. 2013, Gregory Claeys, Mill and Paternalism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 165:

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