Where does “mandar” come from?

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

mandar (Portuguese): to order, command; to order, to boss around; to...

Definitions

  1. to order, command; to order, to boss around; to...

Ancestry of “mandar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemandar—
2Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mandar”

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