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Where does “ruminateth” come from?

ruminateth (English) comes from English ruminate, from Latin rūminātus, from Latin ruminor, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ruminateth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “ruminateth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruminateTo chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially...
2Latinrūminātus—
3LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
4Latinrumenthroat, gullet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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