Etymology

commando

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Today it means: A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas. Full definition →

Afrikaans kommando ← Portuguese comando ← Late Latin *commandare
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  1. Latin · derived fromcommendare
  2. Late Latin · derived from*commandare
  3. Portuguese · derived fromcomando“command”
  4. Afrikaans · borrowed fromkommando
  5. English todaycommando

From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.

Words from the same roots

Late Latin*commandare all →

command

Latincommendare all →

commandcommandeercommandery

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