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Where does “commendatory” come from?

Commendatory derives from English commend plus the suffix -ory, ultimately from Latin commendatus, the past participle of commendare, formed from con- and manus meaning hand.

commendatory (English): Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary;...

Definitions

  1. Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary;...

Ancestry of “commendatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommendTo congratulate or reward; To praise or acclaim;...
2Middle EnglishcommendenTo recommend, commend or laud; To place someone...
3Old Frenchcomender—
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,...
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