English → Latin
“commune” in Latin
The English word commune itself goes back to Latin commūne, through commūnia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commune
confabulari: fabulari (together, inter se: with anybody, cum aliquo): sermones caedere (λόγους κόπτειν, to carry on a pleasant and familiar conversation with anybody, the object of which tends more to entertainment than instruction): to commune together in a private and confidential manner, cum aliquo fabulor insusurrans ac praebens invicem aurem (Suet., Cal., 22).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commune?
- The usual Latin words for “commune” are cōnfābulor, fābulor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.