Etymology

commodatum

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Today it means: A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time. Full definition →

Latin commodātum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcommodātum“loan”
  2. English todaycommodatum

From Middle English, from Latin commodātum (“loan”), neuter substantive of commodātus (“borrowed, lent”).

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