English Explanatory Dictionary

documercial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A documentary formatted and used to sell products.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɜːʃəl/ /ˌdɑk.jəˈmɝʃəl/

Word forms

documercial documercials

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Late Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Late Latin -ium Late Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial blend English documercial Blend of documentary + commercial.

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