demand
/dɪˈmænd/dih-MAND
/dɪˈmænd/dih-MAND
Meaningto order down
Common meaning: to ask firmly
Other meanings: need
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- mandto entrust, orderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1106 · scan
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to entrust, order’ → demand
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin mandō ‘to entrust, order’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mandō, p. 1106 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mandō, mandāvī Latin “to entrust, order”
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