Old French comencier

← Catalan començar (cognate)

← Spanish comenzar (cognate)

← Italian cominciare (cognate)

← Latin com- (mention)

← Latin initiāre (inherited)

← Latin initiō (mention)

← Portuguese começar (cognate)

← Romansch cumanzar (cognate)

→ English commence (mention)

→ French commencer (inherited)

→ Middle French commencer (inherited)

→ Old French comencement (suffix)

→ Old French recommencier (mention)

→ Norman c'menchier (inherited)

→ Norman c'menchi (inherited)

→ Norman coumenchier (mention)

→ Picard cmincher (inherited)

→ Old Occitan comensar (cognate)

→ Bourguignon cômançai (inherited)