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Where does “commaunder” come from?

commaunder (Middle English) comes from Old French comandeor, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commaunder (Middle English): Alternative form of comaundour

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of comaundour

Ancestry of “commaunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcomandeorcommander
2Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
3Latincommandō—
4Latincommendō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commaunder”

  • commander
  • subcommander
  • commandership
  • commandress
  • commanderless
  • commanderess
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