Where does “rumiar” come from?

rumiar (Catalan) comes from Spanish rumiar, from Latin rumigo, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rumiar (Catalan): to ponder, to chew over

Definitions

  1. to ponder, to chew over

Ancestry of “rumiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrumiarto ponder, to ruminate
2LatinrumigoI chew over again, ruminate
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥ →
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