Where does “puzzlement” come from?
Puzzlement comes from Middle English puzzle combined with the suffix -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, derived from Latin mens meaning mind, from Proto-Indo-European méntis and men-.
puzzlement (English): The confusing state of being puzzled;...
Definitions
- The confusing state of being puzzled;...
Ancestry of “puzzlement”, step by step
puzzlement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ment | simple past tense and past participle of meng;... |
| 2 | Korean | 멘트 | — |
via English puzzle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puzzle | Anything that is difficult to understand or make... |