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Where does “recommodify” come from?

recommodify (English) comes from English commodify, from English commodity, from Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditas, from Latin commodus, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

recommodify (English): To commodify again

Definitions

  1. To commodify again

Ancestry of “recommodify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommodifyTo make something into a commodity, sometimes at...
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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