commendation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[commendation 词源字典]
"expression of approval," late 14c. (from c. 1200 as the name of one of the Offices of the Dead), from Old French commendacion "approval, praise," from Latin commendationem (nominative commendatio) "recommendation, commendation," noun of action from past participle stem of commendare (see commend).[commendation etymology, commendation origin, 英语词源]