Etymology of the English word mandate
the English word
mandatederived from the Latin word
mandatum (order, command, commission)
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 Latin word
mandatioderived from the Latin word
mandare (entrust, commit to one's charge, deliver over)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-Date
The earliest known usage of mandate in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
mandaat, French
mandat, German
Mandat, Italian
mandato, Norwegian
mandat, Spanish
mandato, Swedish
mandatUsage
Word found in Modern English
