Where does “ruminate” come from?
Ruminate comes from Latin ruminare, derived from Latin rumen, which traces to Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, ultimately from the root Proto-Indo-European ser-.
ruminate (English): To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially...
Definitions
- To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially...
Ancestry of “ruminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rūminātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | ruminor | I chew the cud; I ruminate |
| 3 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “ruminate”