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Where does “incommodity” come from?

incommodity (English) comes from Latin incommoditas, from Latin incommodus, from Latin commodus, 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,...

incommodity (English): inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage

Definitions

  1. inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage

Ancestry of “incommodity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincommoditas—
2Latinincommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable;...
3Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
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,...
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