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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

  1. The act of commending; praise; favorable...

Ancestry of “commendation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcommendaciounCommendation, extolling; the bestowing of praise;...
2Old Frenchcommendacionapproval, praise
3Latincommendatiocommittal; praise, commendation; approval, esteem
4Latincommendō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commendation”

  • discommendation
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