commission (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[commission 词源字典]
mid-14c., "authority entrusted to someone," from Latin commissionem (nominative commissio) "delegation of business," noun of action from past participle stem of committere (see commit). Meaning "body of persons charged with authority" is from late 15c.[commission etymology, commission origin, 英语词源]
commission (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1660s, from commission (n.). Related: Commissioned; commissioning.