decommodify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin com-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *médos

Proto-Italic *medos

Latin modus

Latin commodus

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin commoditāsder.

Anglo-Norman commoditeebor.

Middle English commoditee

English commodity

Latin -i-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *θakos

Proto-Italic *-fakos

Latin -ficus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -ficō

Latin -ificāreder.

Old French -ifierbor.

Middle English -ifien

English -ify

English commodify

English decommodify

From de- + commodify.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːkəˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdikəˈmɑdɪfaɪ/

Verb

decommodify (third-person singular simple present decommodifies, present participle decommodifying, simple past and past participle decommodified)

1. (transitive) To reject as a commodity; to promote to a status above that of a commodity.

Antonyms

• commodify