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English word commandment comes from Latin mando, Latin con-, and later Latin commendo (I commend, entrust to, commit.. I recommend.)
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mando (Latin)
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)
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)
commendo (Latin)
I commend, entrust to, commit.. I recommend.
*commandare (Vulgar Latin)
*commando (Vulgar Latin)
*commando (Latin)
I command.
*commandō (Vulgar Latin)
comander (Old French)
To ask (a question). To command, to implore. To recommend. To request, to ask for.
comandement (Old French)
Command; order; directive.
commandment (English)
(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.