Where does “indument” come from?
indument (English) comes from Latin indumentum, from Latin induo, from Latin indu-, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indument (English): garment, robe, clothing; plumage; feathers;...
Definitions
- garment, robe, clothing; plumage; feathers;...
Ancestry of “indument”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | indumentum | garment, robe |
| 2 | Latin | induo | I put on ; don; I assume |
| 3 | Latin | indu- | within, in; inside |
| 4 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 5 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |