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Where does “documental” come from?

documental (Catalan) comes from Catalan document, from Latin documentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

documental (Catalan): pertaining to documents; documentary

Definitions

  1. pertaining to documents; documentary

Ancestry of “documental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandocumentdocument
2Latindocumentumlesson; instruction; warning
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →