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Stage 1 of 3
mutare
Latin · ancient
"to change"
to change, combined with com- (thoroughly)
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Stage 2 of 3
commutare
Latin · ancient
"to change together, to exchange"
to change together, to exchange, from com- and mutare
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Stage 3 of 3
commute
English · 1400s
"to exchange one thing for another, or to travel regularly to work"
settled as the English word for exchanging one thing for another, later traveling regularly to work
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