Masculine
commandant
commander
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɔ.mɑnˈdɑnt/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comander Middle French commander French commanderder. French commandantbor. Dutch commandant Borrowed from French commandant, from commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandāre, from commendō + mandō.
Related words
dowódca
komendant
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