Where does “momentaneously” come from?
momentaneously (English) comes from English momentaneous, 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.
momentaneously (English): momentarily
Definitions
- momentarily
Ancestry of “momentaneously”, step by step
momentaneously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English momentaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | momentaneous | Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating... |
| 2 | Latin | momentaneus | short, brief (duration), momentary |
| 3 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 4 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 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 |