Commanded
/kəˈmæn.dɪd/noun
Past tense and past participle of command, meaning to order or direct someone to do something.
Did you know?Command ultimately comes from Latin *commandare*, “to entrust, order,” a word that fused *com-* (“together”) with *mandare* (“to commit, hand over”), the same root family behind *mandate* and *demand*.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
commandare
“to entrust, commit, order”
Old French
Old French
comander
“to order, direct, entrust”
Middle English
English
commanden
“to order, give authority to”
Modern English
English
commanded
“gave an order; exercised authority over”