commissary的词源

英文词源

commissary (n.)

mid-14c., "one to whom special duty is entrusted by a higher power," from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin commissus "entrusted," past participle of committere (see commit). Originally ecclesiastical; the military sense of "official in charge of supply of food, stores, transport" dates to late 15c. Hence "storeroom" (1882) and "dining room in a larger facility" (1929, American English).

中文词源

commissary：（军事基地，监狱等处）杂货商店

com-, 强调。-miss, 派遣，词源同mission. 原指委任以重要任务的，特殊职责的。现词义带有戏谑成分。

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commissary：代表，委员

词根词缀： com-共同 + -miss-送,派 + -ary名词词尾