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Where does “commercium” come from?

commercium (Latin) comes from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commercium (Latin): Trade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...

Definitions

  1. Trade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...

Ancestry of “commercium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “commercium”

  • commercial
  • commerce
  • commercially
  • commercialization
  • noncommercial
  • commercialism
  • commercialize
  • ecommerce
  • uncommercial
  • commercialise
  • commerciality
  • commercialist
  • anticommercial
  • noncommercially
  • precommercial
  • semicommercial
  • anticommercialism
  • overcommercialization
  • hypercommercialism
  • commercialistic
  • decommercialization
  • anticommerce
  • decommercialize
  • uncommercially
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