Communication
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or process of sharing information, ideas, or feelings.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, communicare, meant to share or make common, showing that the oldest idea of communication was not just speaking, but creating a common bond.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mey-
“to exchange, to change, to share”
Latin
Latin
communis
“shared by all, common, public”
Latin
Latin
communicare
“to share, impart, make common”
Late Latin
Latin
communicatio
“a sharing, imparting, communication”
Old French
Old French
communicacion
“sharing, participation, communication”
Middle English
English
communicacioun
“sharing, imparting information”
Modern English
English
communication
“the exchange of information or ideas”