Where does “persmoment” come from?
persmoment (Dutch) comes from Dutch moment, from Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
persmoment (Dutch): a relatively short press event, a meeting with the press
Definitions
- a relatively short press event, a meeting with the press
Ancestry of “persmoment”, step by step
persmoment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch moment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moment | moment; moment of force, moment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | moment | — |
| 3 | Middle French | moment | — |
| 4 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 5 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |