Where does “rumen” come from?
Rumen comes from Latin rumen, derived from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, itself from the root srew-, which is a variant of Proto-Indo-European ser-.
rumen (English): The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or...
Definitions
- The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or...
Ancestry of “rumen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “rumen”