Where does “commendable” come from?
Commendable comes from Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, derived from commendare, meaning to entrust or commit to one's care, formed from the prefix con- and manus meaning hand.
commendable (English): Worthy of commendation; deserving praise;...
Definitions
- Worthy of commendation; deserving praise;...
Ancestry of “commendable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | commendable | commendable, admirable; praised |
| 2 | Middle French | commendable | — |
| 3 | Latin | commendabilis | praiseworthy; commendable |
| 4 | Latin | commendāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |