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
- Not yet chewing the cud; An animal that does not...
Ancestry of “preruminant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ruminant | Chewing cud; Pondering; ruminative; An... |
| 2 | Latin | rūmināns | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruminor | I chew the cud; I ruminate |
| 4 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |