myEtymology.com: English etymology of commandeer

Etymology of the English word commandeer

the English word commandeer

derived from the Afrikaans word kommandeer

derived from the Dutch word kommanderen

derived from the Old French word commander

derived from the Latin word commandare

derived from the Latin word commendare (entrust, give in trust; commit)

derived from the Latin word mendare

using 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 comander

The earliest known usage of commandeer in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English