Where does “instrumentar” come from?
instrumentar (Catalan) comes from Catalan instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
instrumentar (Catalan): to score, to orchestrate
Definitions
- to score, to orchestrate
Ancestry of “instrumentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | instrument | instrument, a tool used for manipulation or measurement |
| 2 | Latin | īnstrūmentum | An instrument, tool, utensil |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |