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Where does “commandeer” come from?

Commandeer comes from Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander, from Latin commando (con- plus manus, meaning "with hand").

commandeer (English): To seize for military use; To force into military...

Definitions

  1. To seize for military use; To force into military...

Ancestry of “commandeer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskommandeerto command
2Dutchcommanderento command
3Frenchcommanderto order
4Middle Frenchcommander—
5Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
6Latincommandō—
7Latincommendō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commandeer”

  • commandeerer
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