Where does “estament” come from?

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

estament (Catalan): social class, status

Definitions

  1. social class, status

Ancestry of “estament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-mentAdded to the feminine singular form of an...
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Catalan -ment →