myEtymology.com: English etymology of commando

Etymology of the English word commando

the English word commando

derived from the Afrikaans word kommando

derived from the Dutch word commando

derived from the Spanish word comando

derived from the Spanish word comandar

derived from the Italian word comandare

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 Portuguese word commando

derived from the Portuguese word commandar

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

Word found in Modern English