Etymology

committal

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Today it means: The act of entrusting something to someone. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English commit ← Middle English committen
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committal · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  9. Proto-Italic*meitō
  10. Old Latinmītō
  11. Latinmittō
  12. Latincommittō
  13. Middle Englishcommitten
  14. Englishcommit
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. English todaycommittal

From commit + -al.

committal · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  9. Proto-Italic*meitō
  10. Old Latinmītō
  11. Latinmittō
  12. Latincommittō
  13. Middle Englishcommitten
  14. Englishcommit
  15. Englishcommittee
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. English todaycommittal

From committee + -al.

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