English
commodify
Commodify comes from Latin commoditās ‘convenience’, from modus ‘measure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*medos‘measure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodus‘measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommodus‘comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommoditās‘convenience’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400commoditee
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentcommodity
- Englishearliest quotation 2009commodify
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*medos‘measure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodus‘measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommodus‘comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcommoditās‘convenience’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400commoditee
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentcommodity
- Englishearliest quotation 2009commodify
Earliest quotation: 2009, John R. MacArthur, Hope as a commodity: “[…”
A compound of commodity + -ify
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
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Latin commodus ‘comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful,…’
Latin commoditās ‘convenience’
Anglo-Norman commoditee
Middle English commoditee
English commodity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, gain, comply, hind, likeness, kata, limbed, 31 more
through Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’
consideration, cum, cue, 14 more
through Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’
conference, consider, competition, counter, consistent, concrete, con, compulsory, contra, concierge, compel, connotation, condiment, condescend, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *medos ‘measure’
medical, medicine, medication, med, remedy, medicinal, medic, meditate, molding, moulder, 10 more
through Latin modus ‘measure’
model, modern, mode, mud, mood, mold, module, modification, mould, modulation, modal, modus, modulus, modicum, modulo, modifiable, 18 more
Today it means
verb To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / commodify