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commissioner

noun
/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/UK/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin committō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commissiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin commissiōnāriusder. Anglo-Norman commissionairebor. Middle English commissioner English commissioner From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.

  1. derived from commissiōnārius
  2. derived from commissionaire
  3. inherited from commissioner

Definitions

  1. One who commissions something.

  2. One commissioned to perform certain duties.

  3. A member of a commission.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of European Commissioner.

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