Etymology

commercialization

Today it means: The act of commercializing. Full definition →

English commercialize ← French commercia ← Late Latin commerciāli
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Italic*merks
  7. Latinmerx
  8. Latincommercium
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Late Latincommerciāli
  12. Frenchcommercia
  13. Englishcommercial
  14. Englishcommercialize
  15. English todaycommercialization

From commercialize + -ation or commercial + -ization.

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