Command
/kəˈmænd/noun
To give an authoritative order or instruction.
Did you know?The word 'command' comes from Latin roots that suggest a divine authority, reflecting how power was historically intertwined with the sacred.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, to take, to have in mind”
Latin
Latin
commandare
“to entrust, to commit, to order”
Old French
Old French
comander
“to order, to command”
Middle English
Middle English
comand
“to order, to direct”
Modern English
English
command
“to give an authoritative order”