myEtymology.com: English etymology of infomercial

Etymology of the English word infomercial

the English word infomercial

derived from the English word info

derived from the English word commercial

derived from the English word commerce

derived from the French word commerce

derived from the Latin word commercium (exchange, trafficking; goods; trade, traffic, commerce)

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 Latin word merx (commodity; merchandise, goods)

using the English suffix -ial

derived from the English word information

The earliest known usage of infomercial in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English