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Where does “mandato” come from?

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

mandato (Portuguese): mandate

Definitions

  1. mandate

Ancestry of “mandato”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mandato”

  • mandatário
  • mandato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →