Where does “instrumentaal” come from?
instrumentaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch instrument, from Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
instrumentaal (Dutch): instrumental
Definitions
- instrumental
Ancestry of “instrumentaal”, step by step
instrumentaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch instrument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | instrument | instrument; musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | instrument | — |
| 3 | Old French | instrument | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnstrūmentum | An instrument, tool, utensil |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via French instrumental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | instrumental | instrumental; instrumental, instrumental case |
| 2 | Latin | instrumentalis | instrumental |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |