English word commandment comes from Latin mando, Latin con-, and later Latin commendo (I commend, entrust to, commit.. I recommend.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mando | Latin (lat) | I order, command. I commission. I commit, consign. I confide. I entrust. I put in hand; deliver over. I put in writing. I send word to I chew, masticate. I bite, gnaw Glutton, gormandizer. |
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| com- | Latin (lat) | |
| commendo | Latin (lat) | I commend, entrust to, commit.. I recommend. |
| *commandare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *commando | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *commando | Latin (lat) | I command. |
| *commandō | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| comander | Old French (fro) | To ask (a question). To command, to implore. To recommend. To request, to ask for. |
| comandement | Old French (fro) | Command; order; directive. |
| commandment | English (en) | (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.. (legal) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority. |