Where does “mandato” come from?
mandato (Tok Pisin) 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.
mandato (Tok Pisin): commandment
Ancestry of “mandato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mandato | mandate |
| 2 | Latin | mandātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | mandō | — |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |