'commercialize' originates from the word 'commerce', which comes from Latin 'commercium', where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'merx' meant 'goods'.

'commercium' transformed into the Old French word 'commerce', and eventually became the modern English word 'commerce', leading to the verb 'commercialize'.

Initially, it meant 'to engage in trade', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to make something available for sale'.