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Where does “uncommerciable” come from?

uncommerciable (English) comes from English commerciable, from English commerce, from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncommerciable (English): Not commerciable

Definitions

  1. Not commerciable

Ancestry of “uncommerciable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommerciableCapable of, or suitable for, being bought and...
2EnglishcommerceThe exchange or buying and selling of...
3Middle Frenchcommerce—
4LatincommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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