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Where does “momentaneous” come from?

momentaneous (English) comes from Latin momentaneus, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

momentaneous (English): Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating...

Ancestry of “momentaneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmomentaneusshort, brief , momentary
2Latinmōmentum—
3Latinmōvimentum—
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 “momentaneous”

  • momentaneously
  • momentaneousness
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