Etymology of the English word commode
the English word
commodederived from the French word
commodederived from the Latin word
commodus (standard, full weight, size; suitable, convenient, obliging)
derived from the Latin word
modus (manner, mode, way)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the French word
originallyderived from the Latin word
commodus (standard, full weight, size; suitable, convenient, obliging)
derived from the Latin word
modus (manner, mode, way)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of commode in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
commode, French
commode, German
Kommode, Icelandic
kommóda, Italian
comodo, Lithuanian
komoda, Norwegian
kommode, Russian
комoд, Spanish
comodo, Swedish
kommodUsage
Word found in Modern English
