Commendation
/ˌkɒm.ənˈdeɪ.ʃən/noun
An act of praising or recommending someone or something.
Did you know?Commendation comes from a Latin verb meaning to entrust or commit, so its deepest root is the same family as words for placing something in another’s care—language as a ritual of transfer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, have in mind”
Latin
Latin
commendāre
“to entrust, commit to the care of another; to recommend”
Late Latin
Latin
commendatiō
“an act of entrusting or recommending”
Old French
Old French
commendacion
“commendation, praise, recommendation”
Middle English
English
commendacioun
“praise; recommendation”
Modern English
English
commendation
“an expression of approval or praise”