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Where does “командировать” come from?

командировать (Russian) comes from German kommandieren, 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,...

командировать (Russian): to send on an official/business trip, to send on...

Definitions

  1. to send on an official/business trip, to send on...

Ancestry of “командировать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankommandierento command; to be in command, in charge; to...
2Frenchcommanderto order
3Middle Frenchcommander—
4Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
5Latincommandō—
6Latincommendō—
7Latincōn-—
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—
14Germankitt—
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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