Where does “mandō” come from?

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

mandō (Latin): to order, command, enjoin

Definitions

  1. to order, command, enjoin

Ancestry of “mandō”, step by step

mandō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Proto-Italic mandnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmandnō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir

Words derived from “mandō”

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