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Where does “contremander” come from?

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

contremander (Old French): to countermand

Definitions

  1. to countermand

Ancestry of “contremander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincontramando—
2Latinmandō—
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “contremander”

  • countermand
  • countermandable
  • countermander
  • countermandment
  • uncountermandable
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