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Where does “enrolment” come from?

Enrolment comes from Middle French enrollement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, a suffix derived from Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méntis and men-.

enrolment (English): Alternative form of enrollment

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of enrollment

Ancestry of “enrolment”, 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

Words derived from “enrolment”

  • preenrollment
  • nonenrolment
  • reenrolment
  • preenrolment
  • unenrolment
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