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Where does “commission” come from?

Commission comes from Old French commission, derived from Latin commissio, formed from the prefix com- meaning "together" and the verb mittere meaning "to send."

commission (English): A sending or mission; An official charge or...

Definitions

  1. A sending or mission; An official charge or...

Ancestry of “commission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcommission—
2Latincommissiocommission
3LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commission”

  • decommission
  • subcommission
  • recommission
  • commissionable
  • noncommission
  • commissionary
  • commissionship
  • commissionless
  • anticommission
  • discommission
  • কমিশন
  • komisin
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