Where does “کماندان” come from?

کماندان (Persian) comes from French commandant, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

کماندان (Persian): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “کماندان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcommandantcommander; major
2Frenchcommanderto order
3Middle Frenchcommanderto command
4Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
5Latincommandōto chew
6Latincommendōto commend, entrust to, commit
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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