mand/mend

order; entrust

Spelled mand, mend · mandare 'order, entrust'

Latin mandare meant to order or entrust: a mandate gives an order, remand orders someone back, and commend once meant entrusting someone.

Words built from it

mandate — an official order or authority to act
Latin mandare (order, entrust) → mandatum (an order) → mandate
remand — send a case or person back into legal custody or to a lower court
Latin re- (back) + mandare (order) → remandare (order back) → remand
commend — praise or express approval of
Latin com- (intensive) + mandare (entrust) → commendare (entrust, recommend) → commend
command — give an authoritative order
Latin com- (intensive) + mandare (order) → Late Latin commandare → Old French commander → command
demand — ask for something firmly or as a right
Latin de- (intensive) + mandare (entrust, order) → demandare (entrust, commission) → French demander (ask) → demand
recommend — suggest someone or something as suitable
Latin re- (again) + commendare (entrust, recommend), from com- + mandare (entrust) → recommend

mendacious — Its mend comes from Latin mendax, 'lying,' not mandare, 'order or entrust.'