Where does “mandat” come from?

mandat (French) comes from Latin mandātum, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mandat (French): mandate; postal order, money order; power of...

Definitions

  1. mandate; postal order, money order; power of...

Ancestry of “mandat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmandātummandate, command, commandment, commission, charge, order to do something, law
2Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mandat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →