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Where does “commodus” come from?

commodus (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,...

commodus (Latin): comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...

Definitions

  1. comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...

Ancestry of “commodus”, 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 “commodus”

  • commodity
  • commodification
  • commode
  • commoditization
  • commodify
  • decommodification
  • multicommodity
  • commoditize
  • comodo
  • commodifiable
  • recommodification
  • discommodity
  • decommodify
  • uncommodifiable
  • commodifier
  • recommodify
  • noncommodifiable
  • commodity meat
  • commoditas
  • commode
  • percommodus
  • commodum
  • incommodus
  • comodín
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