myEtymology.com: English etymology of commodore

Etymology of the English word commodore

the English word commodore

derived from the Dutch word commandeur

derived from the Old French word commandeur

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 commodore in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English