Where does “mëndeshë” come from?
mëndeshë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mënd, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
mëndeshë (Albanian): foster mother, wet nurse
Definitions
- foster mother, wet nurse
Ancestry of “mëndeshë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mënd | moment; I feed; I suckle |
| 2 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 3 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |