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Where does “preruminant” come from?

preruminant (English) comes from English ruminant, from Latin rūmināns, from Latin ruminor, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

preruminant (English): Not yet chewing the cud; An animal that does not...

Definitions

  1. Not yet chewing the cud; An animal that does not...

Ancestry of “preruminant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruminantChewing cud; Pondering; ruminative; An...
2Latinrūmināns—
3LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
4Latinrumenthroat, gullet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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