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

  1. To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially...

Ancestry of “ruminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūminātuschewed the cud, having chewed the cud
2LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ruminate”

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