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Where does “additament” come from?

additament (English) comes from Latin additāmentum, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

additament (English): An addition; something added

Definitions

  1. An addition; something added

Ancestry of “additament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadditāmentum—
2Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinaddō—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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