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Where does “commerciable” come from?

commerciable (English) comes from English commerce, from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commerciable (English): Capable of, or suitable for, being bought and...

Definitions

  1. Capable of, or suitable for, being bought and...

Ancestry of “commerciable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommerceThe exchange or buying and selling of...
2Middle Frenchcommerce—
3LatincommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commerciable”

  • uncommerciable
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