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Where does “komentokehote” come from?

komentokehote (Finnish) comes from Finnish komento, from Finnish komentaa, from Swedish kommendera, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō — resin, gum; to say, speak.

komentokehote (Finnish): command prompt

Definitions

  1. command prompt

Ancestry of “komentokehote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomentocommand
2Finnishkomentaato command; to second
3Swedishkommenderato command, to order
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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