Where does “fragmenter” come from?

fragmenter (English) comes from English fragment, from French fragment, from Latin fragmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

fragmenter (English): A device that causes fragmentation

Definitions

  1. A device that causes fragmentation

Ancestry of “fragmenter”, step by step

fragmenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fragment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfragmentA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an...
2Frenchfragmentfragment
3Latinfragmentuma piece (broken off), remnant, fragment
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

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Latin -mentumEvery word from Latin fragmentum