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Where does “outsettlement” come from?

outsettlement (English) comes from English settlement, from English -ment, from Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

outsettlement (English): A settlement away from the main one

Definitions

  1. A settlement away from the main one

Ancestry of “outsettlement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsettlementThe act of settling; The state of being settled;...
2English-mentUsed to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having...
3Middle English-mentForms nouns denoting a result or action from...
4Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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