English word commit comes from Latin com, Latin missum, Latin con-, and later Latin committo (I begin.. I carry on.. I commence (a battle).. I commit.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| com | Latin (lat) | |
| missum | Latin (lat) | |
| 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. |
| committo | Latin (lat) | I begin.. I carry on.. I commence (a battle).. I commit. |
| commettre | French (fr) | To commit. |
| commit | English (en) | (computing) The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change. (computing) To make a set of changes permanent.. (obsolete, Latinism) To confound.. (obsolete, intransitive) To be committed or perpetrated; to take place; to occur.. (obsolete, intransitive) To commit an offence; especially, to fornicate.. [...] |