Etymology of the English word commodity
the English word
commodityderived from the Old French word
commoditederived from the Latin word
commoditas (due measure, just proportion; suitable; timeliness; fitness, aptness)
derived 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 commodity in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
discommodity,
commodifyUsage
Word found in Modern English
