Where does “mandatário” come from?

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

mandatário (Portuguese): mandatary

Definitions

  1. mandatary

Ancestry of “mandatário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemandatomandate
2Latinmandātummandate, command, commandment, commission, charge, order to do something, law
3Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →