'committee' originates from the Latin word 'committere,' where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'mittere' meant 'to send.'

'committere' transformed into the Old French word 'comité,' and eventually became the modern English word 'committee' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to entrust or commit,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a group of people appointed for a specific function.'