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Where does “commandolike” come from?

commandolike (English) comes from English commando, from Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando, from Portuguese comandar, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō — resin.

commandolike (English): Like a commando or commandoes

Definitions

  1. Like a commando or commandoes

Ancestry of “commandolike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommandoA small fighting force specially trained for...
2Afrikaanskommando—
3Portuguesecomandoorder; command; command; first place while a...
4Portuguesecomandarto command; to order; to command; to lead; to...
5Frenchcommanderto order
6Middle Frenchcommander—
7Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
8Latincommandō—
9Latincommendō—
10Latincōn-—
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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