Where does “bafflement” come from?
Bafflement comes from English baffle combined with the Middle English suffix -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, a suffix denoting action or result derived from mens meaning mind.
bafflement (English): The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or...
Definitions
- The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or...
Ancestry of “bafflement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ment | simple past tense and past participle of meng;... |
| 2 | Korean | 멘트 | — |