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Where does “appendment” come from?

appendment (English) comes from English -ment, from Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

appendment (English): The act or practice of appending

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of appending

Ancestry of “appendment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mentUsed to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having...
2Middle English-mentForms nouns denoting a result or action from...
3Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →