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Where does “comander” come from?

comander (Old French) comes from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comander (Old French): to command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...

Definitions

  1. to command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...

Ancestry of “comander”, step by step

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

Words derived from “comander”

  • command
  • commander
  • commanding
  • commandment
  • commandant
  • commando
  • commandeer
  • commandeth
  • commandingly
  • subcommand
  • commandest
  • subcommander
  • commandership
  • telecommand
  • commandress
  • commandable
  • kommand
  • commandingness
  • metacommand
  • commandantship
  • uncommandable
  • countercommand
  • commanderless
  • commandolike
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