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Where does “komendantintoimisto” come from?

komendantintoimisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish komendantti, from Swedish kommendant, from French commandant, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō — resin, gum; to say, speak.

komendantintoimisto (Finnish): commandant's office

Definitions

  1. commandant's office

Ancestry of “komendantintoimisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomendantticommandant
2Swedishkommendant—
3Frenchcommandantcommander; major
4Frenchcommanderto order
5Middle Frenchcommander—
6Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
7Latincommandō—
8Latincommendō—
9Latincōn-—
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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