commoditization
/kəˌmɑdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The gay capitalists are identifying the commoditization of homosexuality with liberation."
- "Having established this ultimate, farcical commoditization of heroism, Robbins turns his attention to Carlos."
Etymology
Etymology tree 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-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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English commoditize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English commoditization From commoditize + -ation.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˌmɑdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/