mand
to order, entrust
Latin · mandare
Mand comes from Latin mandare, "to order, entrust". It appears in words about giving orders, requests, and authority handed to someone.
Memory trick
A COMMANDer gives MANDates: orders placed in your hand.
Words from this root
- command (com + mand) — to order with authorityआदेश देना
- commandant (com + mand + ant) — a commanding officerकमांडेंट, सेनानायक
- commandeer (com + mand + eer) — to seize for military useज़बरदस्ती कब्ज़ा करना
- commander (com + mand + er) — a person in chargeकमांडर, सेनापति
- commandment (com + mand + ment) — a given order or ruleआज्ञा, धर्मादेश
- commando (com + mand + o) — a soldier in a small strike forceकमांडो
- countermand (counter + mand) — to cancel an orderआदेश रद्द करना
- demand (de + mand) — to ask firmlyमाँग करना
- demander (de + mand + er) — one who asks firmlyमाँग करने वाला
- mandate (mand + ate) — an official order or authorityजनादेश, अधिकार
- mandible (mand + ible) — the jawजबड़ा
- undemanding (un + de + mand + ing) — not needing much effortआसान, कम मेहनत वाला