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Where does “Mandat” come from?

Mandat (German) comes from Latin mandatum, from Latin mandare, from Latin dare, from Latin do, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Mandat (German): mandate

Definitions

  1. mandate

Ancestry of “Mandat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmandatummandate, command, law, order to do something;...
2Latinmandaresecond-person singular present passive...
3Latindarepresent active infinitive of dō; second-person...
4LatindoI give; I offer, render; I yield, surrender,...
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “Mandat”

  • Mandate
  • mandat
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