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Where does “commissie” come from?

commissie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch commissie, from Old French commission, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commissie (Dutch): commission

Definitions

  1. commission

Ancestry of “commissie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcommissie—
2Old Frenchcommission—
3Latincommissiocommission
4LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commissie”

  • kommissie
  • taalkommissie
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