Where does “regiment” come from?
regiment (Dutch) comes from Middle French régiment, from Latin regimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
regiment (Dutch): regiment; regimen, regime; rulership, governance,...
Definitions
- regiment; regimen, regime; rulership, governance,...
Ancestry of “regiment”, step by step
regiment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French régiment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | régiment | — |
| 2 | Latin | regimentum | direction for government; course of medical... |
| 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 |
via Middle Dutch regiment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | regiment | — |