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Where does “comânda” come from?

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

comânda (Romanian): to sacrifice; to remember, mention, pray for; to...

Definitions

  1. to sacrifice; to remember, mention, pray for; to...

Ancestry of “comânda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcommanderto order
2Middle Frenchcommander—
3Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
4Latincommandō—
5Latincommendō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comânda”

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