Etymology of the English word command
the English word
commandderived from the Old French word
commanderderived from the Latin word
commandarederived from the Latin word
commendare (entrust, give in trust; commit)
derived from the Latin word
mendareusing the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
mandare (entrust, commit to one's charge, deliver over)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the Old French word
comanderDate
The earliest known usage of command in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
commanding,
commandedCognates
Catalan
comanar, Dutch
commanderen, French
commander, French
commande, German
kommandieren, German
Kommando, Italian
comandare, Italian
comando, Lithuanian
komanda, Lithuanian
komanduoti, Norwegian
kommandere, Polish
komenda, Polish
komenderować, Provençal
comandar, Russian
командовать, Russian
команда, Spanish
comandar, Swedish
kommanderaUsage
Word found in Modern English
