Where does “emolumentary” come from?
emolumentary (English) comes from English emolument, from Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin emolumentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
emolumentary (English): Pertaining to an emolument
Definitions
- Pertaining to an emolument
Ancestry of “emolumentary”, step by step
emolumentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emolument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emolument | Payment for an office or employment; compensation... |
| 2 | Middle English | emolument | — |
| 3 | Old French | emolument | — |
| 4 | Latin | emolumentum | effort, exertion, labour; advantage, benefit,... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |