Communication
late Middle English: from Old French comunicacion, from Latin communicatio(n- ), from the verb communicare ‘to share’ (see communicate).
wiktionary
From Middle English communicacion, from Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō(“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō(“I share, I impart”). Morphologically communicate + -ion
etymonline
communication (n.)
early 15c., "act of communicating, act of imparting, discussing, debating, conferring," from Old French comunicacion (14c., Modern French communication) and directly from Latin communicationem (nominative communicatio) "a making common, imparting, communicating; a figure of speech," noun of action from past-participle stem of communicare "to share, divide out; communicate, impart, inform; join, unite, participate in," literally "to make common," related to communis "common, public, general" (see common (adj.)). Meaning "that which is communicated" is from late 15c.; meaning "means of communication" is from 1715. Related: Communications; communicational.
