Etymology

commissionaire

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Today it means: One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc. Full definition →

French commissionaire ← Latin commissio
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcommissio
  2. French · borrowed fromcommissionaire
  3. English todaycommissionaire

Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.

Words from the same roots

Latincommissio all →

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