Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercommunal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-com-mu-nal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between communities or communes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commūnālislbor. French communalbor. English communal English intercommunal From inter- + communal.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does intercommunal mean?
Between communities or communes.
Where does intercommunal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commūnālislbor. French communalbor. English communal English intercommunal From inter- + communal.

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