Where does “commendation” come from?
Commendation comes from Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion, from Latin commendatio, the noun form of commendare, meaning to entrust or commit to one's care, formed from the prefix con- and manus meaning hand.
commendation (English): The act of commending; praise; favorable...
Definitions
- The act of commending; praise; favorable...
Ancestry of “commendation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | commendacioun | Commendation, extolling; the bestowing of praise;... |
| 2 | Old French | commendacion | approval, praise |
| 3 | Latin | commendatio | committal; praise, commendation; approval, esteem |
| 4 | Latin | commendō | to commend, entrust to, commit |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |