communicare

Communicare is a Latin verb meaning to share, to impart, to make common, or to communicate. In its broad sense, it denotes the act of conveying something—information, knowledge, goods, rights, or signals—between individuals or groups, thereby creating shared understanding or possession.

Etymology and form: Communicare is built on the stem commun- from communis, meaning common, with the infinitive suffix -are. Its principal conjugation is communicāre, with perfect forms such as communicāvī and communicātum. The noun form communicatio represents the act or process of communicating, from which the English words "communication" and "to communicate" are inherited.

Usage in Latin: In classical and late Latin, communicare covered both the transfer of tangible things (such as rights or property) and the transmission of information or messages. The sense of imparting knowledge or making something known is central to many uses of the verb, and it also appears in contexts describing sharing or distributing what is meant to be known or used by others.

Descendants and modern context: In modern English and related languages, cognates derived from communicare express the act or process of transmitting information, ideas, or signals. The principal English terms are "communicate" and "communication." The Latin verb remains primarily of historical and etymological interest, but its influence is evident in the vocabulary of linguistics, rhetoric, and information exchange.

See also: communicatio, communicable, communicative, communication, commune, communal.