commute
/kəˈmjuːt/kuh-MYOOT
/kəˈmjut/kuh-MYOOT
Meaningto change with
Common meaning: to exchange
Other meanings: to travel regularly to work
- comwith, together
- mutto changeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1180 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to change’ → commute
Journey through time
- Latincommutare‘to exchange’source
- Englishcommute‘to exchange’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin mūtō ‘to change’.
Roots
- mūtō, mūtāvī Latin “to change”
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