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
mand (order) + -ate (result)
remand — send a case or person back into legal custody or to a lower court
re- (back) + mand (order)
commend — praise or express approval of
com- (thoroughly) + mend (entrust)
command — give an authoritative order
com- (thoroughly) + mand (order)
demand — ask for something firmly or as a right
de- (thoroughly) + mand (entrust)
recommend — suggest someone or something as suitable
re- (again) + com- (thoroughly) + mend (entrust)

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