Etymology

documercial

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Today it means: A documentary formatted and used to sell products. Full definition →

English commercial ← French commercia ← Late Latin commerciāli
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Frenchdocument
  9. Frenchdocumentaire
  10. Englishdocumentary
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  13. Proto-Italic*kom
  14. Proto-Italic*kom-
  15. Latincon-
  16. Proto-Italic*merks
  17. Latinmerx
  18. Latincommercium
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Late Latincommerciāli
  22. Frenchcommercia
  23. Englishcommercial
  24. English todaydocumercial

Blend of documentary + commercial.

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