Where does “ruminous” come from?
ruminous (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.
Ancestry of “ruminous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ruminate | To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially... |
| 2 | Latin | rūminātus | chewed the cud, having chewed the cud |
| 3 | Latin | ruminor | I chew the cud; I ruminate |
| 4 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |