Etymology

decommercialize

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Today it means: To make not commercial. Full definition →

English commercialize ← French commercia ← Late Latin commerciāli
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Italic*merks
  13. Latinmerx
  14. Latincommercium
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Late Latincommerciāli
  18. Frenchcommercia
  19. Englishcommercial
  20. Englishcommercialize
  21. English todaydecommercialize

From de- + commercialize.

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