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Where does “commoditization” come from?

Commoditization comes from English commodity plus the suffix -ation, from Old French -ation, Latin -atio, derived from Latin commoditas meaning "fitness" or "advantage," from Latin commodus meaning "suitable," ultimately from Latin modus meaning "measure" and Proto-Indo-European med-.

commoditization (English): The transformation of something into a commodity

Definitions

  1. The transformation of something into a commodity

Ancestry of “commoditization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommoditizeTo transform into a commodity, particularly of an...
2EnglishcommodityAnything movable that is bought and sold;...
3Middle Englishcommoditee—
4Anglo-Normancommoditee—
5Latincommoditastimeliness; fitness, aptness; convenience
6Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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