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Where does “commodity meat” come from?

commodity meat (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,...

commodity meat (English): Meat that is produced and distributed on an...

Definitions

  1. Meat that is produced and distributed on an...

Ancestry of “commodity meat”, 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,...
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