Where does “raimentless” come from?
raimentless (English) comes from English raiment, from Middle English arayment, from Anglo-Norman arraiement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
raimentless (English): Without clothing
Definitions
- Without clothing
Ancestry of “raimentless”, step by step
raimentless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raiment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raiment | Clothing, garments, dress, material |
| 2 | Middle English | arayment | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | arraiement | arrangement |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 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 |