COMMITTAL
/kəˈmɪtəl/Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026
Meaning
The act of entrusting something to someone.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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 committōbor. Middle English committen English commit Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English committal From commit + -al.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: