The word “communicate” can be viewed as coming from Latin words, which can be translated “to share in common.”
Communico: to share, to give a share; to impart, inform; to take counsel with, confer with; to join, unite; to participate in
Communio: to fortify thoroughly on all sides
Communio: sharing, mutual participation
Communis: shared, common, general, universal, public; with regard to people: approachable, not pretentious, affable
Communiter: in common with others, jointly, generally
Communitas: community, fellowship
The definitions above came from Cassel’s New Latin Dictionary published by Funk & Wagnalls, 1959-1968
-Courtesy of Greg Gianas, Kit's Dad
