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Where does “commoditize” come from?

commoditize (English) comes from English commodity, from Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditas, from Latin commodus, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commoditize (English): To transform into a commodity, particularly of an...

Definitions

  1. To transform into a commodity, particularly of an...

Ancestry of “commoditize”, step by step

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

Words derived from “commoditize”

  • commoditization
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