Where does “commanderlike” come from?
commanderlike (English) comes from English commander, from Middle English comaundour, from Old French comandeor, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
commanderlike (English): Like or resembling a commander
Definitions
- Like or resembling a commander
Ancestry of “commanderlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | commander | One who exercises control and direction of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | comaundour | commander, leader, director; decision-maker;... |
| 3 | Old French | comandeor | commander |
| 4 | Old French | comander | to command, to implore; to request, to ask for;... |
| 5 | Latin | commandō | to chew |
| 6 | Latin | commendō | to commend, entrust to, commit |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |